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  • Yosemite Nature Notes 7: Tuolumne River

    Yosemite Nature Notes 7 is up and you have to check it out. It’s a great journey down the Tuolumne River from the headwaters at Lyle Glacier to Hetch Hetchy. Check it out.

  • Planning on coming to Symbiosis next year? Leave Drugs at Home

    The recently held Symbiosis event (think Burning Man in the mountains) held at Camp Mather turned out to not be fun for everyone as rangers busted 23 event participants for drugs and even tazered one. NPS Morning Report: “Over the six-day period from September 17th to September 22nd, there was a significant increase in drug-related…

  • Big Meadow Fire Update – Closures and Alternate Routes

    NPS road block at the 120/140 Junction in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. Yesterday afternoon, significant fire activity was seen near Tamarack Flat with spotting across the Tioga Road. Air tankers and helicopters attacked these areas aggressively with water and retardant drops. The Tioga Road remains closed from Crane Flat to White Wolf. There…

  • Blasting Away in Yosemite

    Water released from O’Shaughnessy Dam at Hetch Hetchy Valley the northern side of the Tuolumne River Canyon. Photo by Thomas Kriese. You ever wondered why this hasn’t just blown away that whole side of the canyon? I mean, this looks like it’s got some pretty good pressure to be blasting across the canyon. Maybe it…

  • Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 2 (video)

    Here’s the rest of the video on Hetch Hetchy Valley.

  • Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 1 (video)

    I think this video offers a great introduction to the plight of Hetch Hetchy Valley.

  • Wildcat Fire Continues to Burn Along Tuolumne

    The Wildcat Fire is continuing to burn in Yosemite along the Tuolumne River and has scorched over 500 acres so far. Union Democrat: The fire along the Tuolumne River, called the Wildcat Fire, is burning on the north side of the Tuolumne River, between Pate Valley and Glen Aulin — about five miles up river…

  • Peregrine Falcons Close Climbing Routes

    One of the many types of full time avian residents found in Yosemite are Peregrine Falcons. Since most falcons make their nests in high cliff walls or dead tree snags Yosemite makes an ideal breeding ground. Each year the National Park Service closes several climbing routes until nesting pairs have finished fledging their young and…

  • Honoring Yosemite’s Other River

    Many visitors to the park know the Merced River with it’s thundering waterfalls (Vernal and Nevada) but most miss the beauty of the Tuolumne River as it winds it’s way through the high alpine meadows, plunges into it’s narrow granite canyon and finally rushes headlong into Hetch Hetchy Resevoir. From Hetch Hetchy the river flows…

  • Fishing In and Around Yosemite

    License (Required) and Regulations The season for stream and river fishing begins on the last Saturday in April and continues through November 15. All lakes and reservoirs are open to fishing year-round. Before you go fishing, however, it’s best to check with the California Department of Fish and Game to make sure there are no…