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  • Thanks Everyone

    Thank you everyone who has signed up on the new Forum. So far I’m getting lots of positive feedback and it appears people like the idea. Already Edie has been talking about doing a Horsetail Falls (Firefall) walk this year again. If you’d like to check out the forum you can find it at: http://www.yosemiteblog.com/forum/

  • Moonbow in Yosemite – April 18-21

    At the risk of promoting what is likely to already be a standing-room only event… it’s coming up this weekend! Like the amazing ‘natural firefall‘ at Horsetail falls, moonbows at the base of Yosemite Falls have become a more and more popular photography destination. Thanks to a team from Texas State University, there are precise…

  • I have no idea.

    FAQ regarding [Horsetail Falls]: When is the best time to photograph the [firefalls]? When the sun is shining on them at sunset. Variations on this question include a request for “peek color”. From the end of January through the first few days of March, the setting sun illuminates the granite wall to the east of…

  • Google Earth file

    For those of you who use Google Earth, here is a link to a .kml file that has some locations marked for where to shoot Horsetail falls from. Please be advised that “Location A” is approximate at best. It’s difficult to describe where it is on the south side of the Merced river. It’s even…

  • News From Yosemite Valley

    Well it’s been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley. Curry Village housekeeping is once again on reduced hours, not being open to the public during the week, only on weekends. During the week we have the young people of Yosemite Institute; Nothing like a bunch of grade school kids to remind you of what it’s…

  • What are you doing the third week in February?

    Now is the time to make plans to be in Yosemite in the 3rd week of February. Why? Horsetail Falls will be performing its annual Natural Firefall! Galen Rowell made Horsetail Falls famous with his shot “Last Light on Horsetail Falls”. The setting sun turns the waterfall gold and red, much like the now-defunct Firefalls…

  • A Winter Wonderland

    There’s a great article over at the Tehachapi News that paints a great picture why Yosemiteis a “winter wonderland”. Couldn’t have said it any better myself. Tehachapi News: “There are numerous waterfalls throughout the Sierra Nevada Range that blast over the rim of the canyon and descend in an eerie, slow-motion roar to feed the…

  • Randy Sends In His Report From Yosemite

    Randy and his family just got back from Yosemite and sent me an awesome report on their trip. Here’s what Randy had to say: The waterfalls are flowing very well and are everywhere. Seasonal Stair Case falls behind Curry Village is putting on quite a show right now, as well as the small fall coming…

  • In Search of the Firefall

    Janyce writes: “I was told that for a few days a year just at dusk the waterfall at Horsetail Falls looks like the old firefall. Have you heard this and do you know the approximate days this would be visable?” Ahhh! You mean the famous shot Galen Rowell took. It’s true. For just a few…

  • Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra

    Amazon: In the tradition of California the Beautiful, Galen Rowell’s best-selling celebration of the natural beauty of the Golden State, comes Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra, featuring stunning color images by outdoor photographer Gary Crabbe. Here is a fresh look at the wonders of Yosemite National Park (visited by more than three million people each…