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  • Ken Yager Honored For Work In Yosemite

    Congratulations to Ken Yager, President of the Yosemite Climbing Association, who was recently awarded the Yosemite Award from Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson. Ken was the driving force behind the Yosemite Facelift, an all volunteer effort to clean up the park. YosemiteClimbing.org: “This year 1,157 volunteers of all ages participated in the five-day cleanup for a…

  • Extreme Resolution Photos of Yosemite

    Stop what you\’re doing. Put down that pen and click this link. This is possibly one of the coolest photos of Half Dome and Yosemite I’ve ever seen. Be sure to zoom in too. This is awesome.

  • Falling Rocks

    NPS: “Two small to medium-sized rockfalls occurred in Yosemite Valley on Thursday, July 27. The first occurred at approximately 4:30 pm near the Four Mile Trail east of Sentinel rock, and consisted of a few small blocks that fell from a cliff band and rolled down a gully to the floor of Yosemite Valley. Although…

  • Thunder and Lighting Means ‘Play It Safe’

    Thunderstorms are a part of daily life in the Sierra especially as you make your way to higher elevations or the east side. It wasn’t but just a few years ago a group was struck on Half Dome with several members of the party being killed (read the book Shattered Air for more on this…

  • David Is Thinking About Winter Camping Already

    David wrote in to ask: Each winter, I organize a group of 40-something guys (between four and ten of us) on a winter hike. For the past 10 years we’ve been doing this in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, always with a guide service to help us deal with equipment and emergencies. But this past Spring…

  • The Cables Are Up! Read All About It!

    There’s a great article over at the Sonora Union Democrat site which talks about the lure of climbing the cables up Half Dome, which by the way, are up for the season. So check out the article then grab your hiking shoes, some water and a sandwich and take off. The Union Democrat: Brian Ward,…

  • Special Guest Jon Shannon Answers Reader Questions About 8-9 Day Backpacking Trip

    David Johnson sent in an email asking about ideas for a longer trip with a bunch of boy scouts. Here’s the email David sent in: I saw your Yosemite blog on the net and thought I would drop an email for feedback on a trip we have planned in August of this year with a…

  • Yosemite From The Air

    Yosemite Aerial Originally uploaded by x180. James Davidson took this great shot of Yosemite from the air looking east. In the shot you can clearly make out El Capitan, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows and Mono Lake in the distance. Great shot.

  • More Trip Planning: Hiking, Camping, and Fishing In Yosemite

    Craig from Tennessee writes: I visited Yosemite a few years ago and was amazed. I went with a buddy and our time was kind of pressed. We hiked through the Mariposa Grove and camped in the Valley for two nights. I had a great time and really enjoyed the trip, just wish we could have…

  • 3 Days in Yosemite. What should we do?

    Reader Ken writes in: “We’re an active family of four (kids are 12 and 13 years old) who has always enjoyed day hikes. One of the best vacations we ever took was to Yellowstone. We just decided to go to Yosemite in June of 2006. I made the following reservations at various locations in Yosemite.…