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  • Ahwanee Lodge Rooms

    If you If you have never stayed at the Ahwahnee Lodge you have to do it once. It will break the bank, but get it out of your system. Current rates are $425 per night for the basic room. If you want suites plan on several bars of gold. Guys, it is something your lady…

  • New Travel Channel Show Highlighting Yosemite Debuts This Week

    A new Travel Channel show on Yosemite is making it’s debut this week with 3 showings that you’re not going to want to miss (although I already missed Sunday’s showing so I’m going to have to set the TiVo to catch the Thursday night showing). NPS: “‘Yosemite- America’s Treasure’ will debut on the Travel Channel…

  • Going Hiking? Take Your GPS AND Your Topo Map

    Thinking about heading out on the trail this summer? You’ve got your new backpack, your ultra-light hiking boots and your brand new GPS unit all packed and ready to go? Well don’t forget that topo map. That’s right. Maps show you things your GPS unit won’t. Here’s a great article on why your GPS is…

  • Tuolumne – Wild & Scenic River

     The Tuolumne River Plan is in review and should be completed in 2008. When we hike Half Dome, we cross the Merced River and unless we travel up north we rarely see it.  To see the actual Tuolumne River, you have to do some hiking, park along the Tioga Road, or drive to Hetch Hetchy…

  • Big changes at Tunnel View today.

    Well, I missed it. I wish I could have been at Tunnel View today to photograph the historic moment, but I wasn’t. They cut three large ponderosa pines down that have been blocking the view for many years. All that is left are the stumps, and for now, the lingering scent of pine sap. Those…

  • Want an Original Ansel Adams? Get Your Checkbook Out

    Christies is set to auction off pieces from one of the nations largest privately held collections of Ansel Adams photos andexpects to get $3 – 5 million for the lot. Artdaily.org – The First Art Newspaper on the Net: “Christie’s announced the sale of Photographs by Ansel Adams from a California Collection during Photographs Week…

  • Yosemite in World War 2

    World War 2 brought out the best in Americans. From the men who willingly volunteered to the women who drove the rivets and ferried the planes. The country hung together like never before – and never since. There is a lot be said for calling them the “greatest generation.” The war took its toll at…

  • Rockfall Year in Review: 2007

    From the NPS rock dude geologist: ____________________________________________________________ On the whole, 2007 was a relatively quiet year in terms of rockfall in Yosemite. Although the total number of documented rockfalls in 2007 was about the same as in 2006, the total volume of rockfall in 2007 was substantially less. This is probably at least partly due…

  • Stars at Ostrander

    You should check out this article on the [Ostrander] Ski Hut. Why? 1. There’s an amazing night photo of the hut below a billion stars. 2. A comparison of Two Buck Chuck and Chateau Margaux. Link to the photo Link to the SF Chronicle article It’s an unproven yet widely acknowledged fact that Two Buck…

  • Hang gliding in Yosemite

    Yes, it’s allowed! With a permit. No BASE jumping or parachuting, but good old Hang Gliding is OK. Yosemite is the only national park in the country where hang gliding is allowed, and there are some pretty specific requirements. You have to be an expert rated hang glider pilot (and member of the US Hang…