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  • Yosemite’s Spectacular in the Fall

    Yosemite isn’t the fall color capital. Nor are the waterfalls spectacular in fall, but if you know what to look for, Yosemite in the fall is awesome. L.A. Times: “This isn’t the Fall Color Capital of Anything. That doesn’t mean fall color’s not here, if you know where and how to look, and if expectations…

  • The Ahwahnee Celebrates 80th Birthday

    Visitors to Yosemite know The Ahwahnee as well as they know Half Dome and Yosemite Falls and why not, it’s a beautiful piece of architecture. This year marks a special occasion as The Ahwahnee turns 80. UnionDemocrat.com: “What started out 80 years ago as a way to attract influential lawmakers and wealthy San Franciscans to…

  • Photo of the Day: Incendio en Yosemite Village by Juanjo Bazán

    I thought today’s Photo of the Day was very interesting and not something most people had seen, a fire (controlled burn by the Chapel) from Half Dome. Pretty cool. Nice job Juanjo. Photo by Juanjo Bazán via Flickr.

  • Searching for Solitude in Yosemite

    Here’s an interesting article I came across about searching for solitude in Yosemite. The piece is called “Yosemite Isn’t Disneyland” by Martin LeFevre. Scoop: “Sitting in the sun by the languid Merced River while fog and clouds cling to the peaks and hollows of the rock face rising to dizzying heights before me, I realize…

  • A Bunch of Real Life Heroes

    I’d like to take a second to focus on a great group of guys and gals who work tirelessly day and night, in rain and snow risking their own lives to help others. Their work reads like an adventure novel. Their exploits seem almost fictional but in truth they’re quite real. I’m not talking about…

  • Royal Robbins: Highlights Of His High Life

    Growing up in Modesto California you couldn’t help but be familiar with Royal Robbins, one of the innovators of big wall climbing in Yosemite. In fact, Royal and wife Liz’s clothing was for a long time a favorite among locals. I still have a couple of pair of Blue Water shorts. Those things last forever.…

  • Yosemite Climbing Association Facelift On The Way

    Yosemite is a beautiful place but by the end of summer it can be a little messy from the millions of visitor feet tromping up and down trails bringing with them thousands of pounds of garbage and debris. That’s why every year the Yosemite Climbing Association organizes a park-wide cleanup to help restore the park…

  • Photo of the Day: Yosemite – Sunset view from Glacier Point by Noreo

    We’re finishing off the work week with this beautiful shot from Noreo of Half Dome and the Sierra crest from Glacier Point. Awesome shot. Nice work Noreo. Photo by Noreo via Flickr.

  • Perseids Make for a Great Show This Weekend

    Headed up to the park this weekend? Stay up late and watch the Perseid meteor shower. The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to be at its best this year, producing one or two meteors per minute during its peak hours Sunday night and early Monday morning. Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through…

  • July ’07 Statistics

    July was a busy month here at the ol’ homestead. We had over 20,984 visitors to Yosemite Blog from 18 countries with roughly 154,548 pages viewed. That’s phenomenal! Thank you everyone who visited last month for making it such a marvelous month. Already it looks like August is shaping up to be just as busy…