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  • The Holy Grail

    The Yosemite Museum is currently hosting a superb exhibit on the history of climbing at the park. Yosemite’s textured granite and die-hard climbers have made the park one of the world’s premier destinations for this sport. Many innovations were developed during Camp 4 bull-sessions. In addition to the expected Big Wall displays, the one that…

  • Growing Up in Yosemite

    Here’s a really cool story in the Modesto Bee today about Lee Nixon DeLaMare who spent her childhood in Yosemite and what it was like in the post World War II days. Lee’s father ran the fish hatchery at Happy Isles. The Modesto Bee | Woman grew up at Yosemite: “As one of the ‘Yosemite…

  • Cables – just days away from “UP”

    Half Dome cables A Ranger on the John Muir Trail told me that the plan is to have crews installing the poles and 2×4″ boards on Wednesday to hopefully have them in place by Thursday. Let the hiking begin! Call the park to confirm. Rick D. www.HikeHalfDome.com

  • Current Park Trail Conditions for May 9th 2008

    The John Muir Trail between Clark Point and the top of Nevada Fall is closed for the winter. The Mist Trail to Nevada and Vernal Fall is open. The Four Mile Trail is closed for the winter just below Union Point. No expected opening date at this time. The Half Dome cables are down for…

  • Tuolumne Meadows or Bridalveil Creek?

    Kim writes in: “My boyfriend and I are planning a trip up North to Yosemite in August. We would like to stop in mid-week (Tue/Wed) and stay a couple of nights til Thur. As you probably know, reservations by now are impossible to obtain. It’s probably a blessing, for we’d rather avoid the high-traffic, crowded,…

  • Photo of the Day: Hikers and Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park by Miguel Vieira

    I chose today’s Photo of the Day not for overwhelming scenic beauty but for what it shows us. The hike to the top of Nevada Fall is long and exposed. If you’re planning on going up ANY trail in the park but especially the Mist Trail or the trail to the top of Half Dome,…

  • More of the Scoble Interviews with Michael Adams

    Here’s more of Robert Scobles qik video he shot in Yosemite. This time he’s talking with Michael Adams about his fathers shot Moon and Half Dome. Pretty cool story. If you’re wondering how Scoble was able to broadcast live from his cell phone to the internet, there is reception all over the Valley. Sometimes you…

  • Adams Yosemite

    There’s a really cool interactive over at the New York Times that shows 9 different Ansel Adams photographs and where they were taken in relation on a map of the park. The interactive is part of an article the times ran a few days ago called “What Adams Saw Through His Lens“. New York Times:…

  • Tunnel View to Get Makeover

    Now that the trees blocking the historic view are gone, the National Park Service in conjunction with the Yosemite Association are going to embark on a much needed makeover to revitalize Tunnel View, one of the most used spots in the park. NPS: “The historic Tunnel View Overlook will receive a much-needed makeover thanks to…

  • The $385 Shower by Carol Ouzounian

    Here’s a story sent to us from reader Carol Ouzounian. She calls it “The $385 Shower”. After five days of camping in North Pines in my little tent with my 4 month old Labrador retreiver, Half-Dome Jake, I was desperate for a shower and a wonderful meal and a soft bed. (Ahhh,I know, what a…