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Rim Fire 80% Contained, Evacuation Advisories Lifted
Great news for everyone who has been following, the Rim Fire has reached 80% containment. Evacuation advisories have been lifted along Highway 108 from Ponderosa Hills to Pinecrest.
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Rim Fire Crews Holding Ground
The Rim Fire is now over 32% contained and is expected to be completely contained by September 20th. To date the fire has burned almost 200,000 acres, destroyed 11 residences/buildings and has been responsible for 4 injuries.
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Hypothermic Climber Rescued from El Captian
Yosemite National Park Rangers and Search and Rescue Personnel were called in to assist a climber on El Capitan Monday after he was forced to spend the night on El Capitan in a snow storm.
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More Beautiful Night Sky Inspiration: TimeScapes
Like you needed more inspiration to just sit and stare at the stars in Yosemite?
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Increased Chance of El Nino Year May Make for Extremely Wet Winter in Yosemite
Forecasters at the US Climate Prediction Centre (CPC) are citing warming ocean temperatures as a signal that El Nino could strike as early as the third quarter of 2012, raising prospects of wreaking weather havoc from North and South America to Asia.
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Hodgdon Burn – Smokey but Almost Done
If you’ve been up to the park in the last couple of days you might have noticed a little smoke. No need to worry, it’s just a controlled burn taking place in the Hodgdon area (North side of the park).
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First prescribed fire of 2012 to be ignited tomorrow conditions permitting
It’s been a relatively dry winter but conditions are finally right to begin prescribed burns around the park.
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Hate the Half Dome Permit System? Let’s talk about it.
Got the Half Dome Trail Permit blues? Tell us. What’s broken? What woud work better? Come share your thoughts and ideas. Let’s talk.
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There Will Be Snow
Grab your chains! Looks like we may get some snow after all this weekend.
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Small Rockfall Makes Noise, Not A Lot of Damage
At about 12:40pm on Saturday, September 9, 2011, a small rockfall occurred from above the Lower Yosemite Falls Amphitheater, impacting near the viewing platform at the bridge across Yosemite Creek. The rockfall originated from a forested ledge just below the Upper Yosemite Falls trail and consisted of a block about 4 cubic meters in volume,…