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Yosemite in Court Nov 28
I wanted to catch you before yall hit the road to spend Thanksgiving with your Aunt Betty. You need to be aware that the NPS is going to a 9th District court hearing to appeal a lower court ruling on case 07-15124 Friends of Yosemite Valley vs. Kempthorne. To get you up to date, the…
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Trail Running with Nemo
Summer wanes. Days are short and still getting shorter and weather is less stable. The fall colors are all but gone, but on the plus side the summer crowds are all but gone as well. I came to Yosemite for the rock climbing, but lately, it’s the hiking and especially trail running that appeals to…
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Road Trip Report: Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Patriarch Grove.
Yesterday morning I headed east on 120 over [Tioga Pass]; destination the [Patriarch Grove] in the Ancient Bristlecone Pines of the White Mountains, east of Big Pine, CA. I arrived at about 3pm, paid my $2.50 entrance fee at the visitor’s center, and headed down the 12 mile dirt road to the Patriarch Grove. It…
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Strange Phenomena
Jorma from over at Halfdome.net sent me this shot he caught from one of the timelapse movies he puts together of the shots coming off the Yosemite Association Webcams. Is it a reflection of the moon or a UFO full of aliens come to enjoy Yosemite. Take a look at the videos to see if…
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An Awesome Christmas Present for Yosemite Buffs
Ooh! Got a little wall space? Here’s a beautiful photo I came across on the NY Times store by photographer Derrick Z. Jackson of the Boston Globe. If you’re interested in purchasing you can find more information at: http://www.nytstore.com/ProdDetail.aspx?prodId=14181&utm_source=NYTimes.com&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=NYT-CCF The photo comes in 11×14 and 16×20 both framed and unframed. What a beautiful Christmas present…
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Take a Look into the Past
Jorma from Halfdome.net, creator of the time-lapse movies from the Yosemite Association webcams, sent me an email letting me know he made a cool little Ruby on Rails application to view the archived time-lapse movies of Yosemite. Now you can see the complete archive of Jorma’s Yosemite Time-Lapse movies. You can check it out by…
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Experience a Day in Yosemite with iTunes
If you live far away from Yosemite and only get into the park infrequently it’s hard to imagine what a day in Yosemite during the winter months is like. But now you can experience a complete day in just a few minutes and it’s only as far away as iTunes*. Everyday Halfdome.net compiles all the…
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Something For Free
So I was talking to Jon over at YosemiteTrailsDVD.com and he’s given me permission to pass along a great offer to you. If you visit his website and order one of his great DVDs packed full of information on trails, beautiful photos, and great tips you can get it for only $19.95 (plus S&H and…
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A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words.
*sigh*
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Merry Christmas
halfdome #7 Originally uploaded by erin_designr. Throwing political correctness to the wind, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas. Photo by Erin Malone