Search results for: “Half Dome”
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A Matter of Safety
What do you think, is there a way to make Yosemite safer for the public? What’s your solution? How do you feel? Tell us!
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Soaring Over Yosemite Valley (video)
Ever wonder what it’s like to soar quietly over Yosemite Valley enjoying the sights without the crowds? Check out this awesome video.
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Florine and Honnold set new speed record for climbing The Nose (El Capitan)
If you were in Yosemite Valley yesterday morning just before 6AM you may have noticed the large crowds of onlookers staring up at El Capitan. What was all the fuss about? Two of the worlds greatest climbers, Hans Florine and Alex Honnold were attempting to set a new speed record for climbing The Nose of…
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Edie’s Image of the Day: Brooding Sky
Last night’s sunset was spectacular, but I arrived too late to catch it. So I stuck around and watched the clouds and saw a bit of soft alpenglow on the face of Half Dome, and decided it was worth waiting for. (Cross posted from The Little Red Tent)
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Expect Weird Weather for Memorial Day
If you’re heading up to the park this weekend bring some warm clothes and a rain jacket. It’s going to be cold and could get wet as cool air mass passes through Central California bringing unseasonably cool temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms with rain, hail, lightning and, as usual in the Sierra, maybe even…
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Edie’s Image of the Day: Mr. Alan Ross
I was very flattered when I received notification that Alan Ross had decided to follow my Twitter stream–I’d met him briefly when he’d come to Yosemite to re-photograph Ansel’s Moon Over Half Dome several years ago. Mr. Ross was one of Ansel’s assistants, and has established himself as a photographic artist in his own right.…
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150th Anniversary of Yosemite Grant Logo
In case you’ve been living in the deep woods or a cave in Yosemite (local joke), next year marks the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Yosemite Grant by Abraham Lincoln.
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Photo of the Day: Not Quite Winter by Tony Immoos
Check out today’s beautiful Photo of the Day from our good friend Tony Immoos.
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On this day in 1851…
While the members of that first expedition of the Mariposa Battalion had heard rumours of what could be found up the Merced River, none were prepared for what they saw March 27, 1851
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10 Books Every Yosemite Lover Should Have
Got some down time? Need something to do while you’re waiting for your husband at the dentist office? Grab these books and add them to your library.