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  • Rafting and Kayaking

    Merced River Professional rafting and kayaking trips along the Merced River is popular in the late spring and early summer summer. If you’re not looking to brave the white water of the Merced, then maybe renting a raft and having a nice, gentle float through Yosemite Valley is more your speed. Valley rafting is generally…

  • Don’t Be Alarmed, It’s Just a Fire

    If you’ve been noticing it’s a quite a bit smokier in Yosemite of late don’t be alarmed. Fire is a natural thing and it’s part of the process of growth and rebirth. For hundreds of years before the european settlers came native peoples managed the growth in the Valley through fire. Fire today is allowed…

  • 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…

  • Just in Case You Ran out of Things to Take Pictures of in Yosemite – Moonbows!

    Is it moonbow time already? I gotta remember to put this stuff on my calendar for next year. First dogwoods blooming and now moonbows. Good thing I’m on vacation next week. Merced Sun Star: At night. Near both the upper and the lower falls. With the dark blue velvety, star-studded sky above, and lots of…

  • Photo of the Day: Owl’s Clover by Joe Christianson

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful wildflower shot by Joe Christianson. Joe’s profile says that he’s a “teen photographer” but don’t let that fool you, he’s got “mad skillz”. *cough* Ok, I’ll stop trying to be cool now. But seriously, check out Joe’s other work on his Flickr Photo Stream and if you…

  • Have Some Fun at the Yosemite SpringFest Carnival this Saturday

    Got plans Saturday? Why not head up to Badger Pass to celebrate another successful season and have some fun at the annual SpringFest Carnival. This fun filled extravaganza takes place from 9AM to 4PM Saturday March 28th at Badger Pass Ski Area where there will be music, food, costumes and crazy contests! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:…

  • Tioga Road Opening Date – Not Anytime Soon

    Pam wrote in to ask me the other day, “When am I going to be able to go through Tioga Pass?” Well, not anytime soon. Tioga Pass is closed and, unless there’s some freak warm front and storm that comes through to melt all the snow, will probably be for a while. Traditionally the Park…

  • About Yosemite

    Location: Tuolumne, Mariposa, & Madera Counties, California, USA Nearest City: Mariposa Nearest Commercial Airport: Fresno Entrance Roads: Highway 140 from Mariposa, Highway 120 West from Big Oak Flat, Highway 120 East (Summer Only) from Lee Vining, Highway 41 from Oakhurst Coordinates: 37°50′N 119°30′W / 37.833, -119.5 Area: 761,266 acres (3,081 km²) Established: October 1, 1890…

  • Lyell Glacier Disappearing Faster Than Scientist Would Like to Admit

    If you’ve ever read John Muir’s tales of his ramblings in the Sierra then you know he visited almost all of the glaciers in Yosemite and it’s environs and loved to take people up to the Lyell Glacier. Unfortunately, scientists believe that global warming has taken its tole and the Lyell Glacier may soon be…

  • 5th Annual Yosemite Facelift September 24th – 28th

    As the summer comes to a close the Yosemite Climbing Association will be hosting the 5th Annual Facelift. The five day, volunteer clean-up will take place September 24th – 28th starting daily at 8am with a daily closing time at 5pm. Event coordiantors will be staging in front of the Valley Visitor Center. All volunteers…