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  • Big Meadow Fire Update 8-29-2009 – Evacuations and Road Closures

    Here’s the word from the last NPS release on the Big Meadow Fire. Currently the fire is over 3506 acres. Old El Portal, Yosemite View Lodge were evacuated last night. Crane Flat and Tamarack Flat campground are closed. Road Closures: The Big Oak Flat Road into Yosemite Valley from Crane Flat to the junction with…

  • What’s the Real Story Here?

    So yesterday I got 2 emails and 3 twitters about evacutaions in El Portal. Being the responsible, not yelling fire in a crowded theater person I am, I naturally called the National Park Service fire information line. I mean, hey, it was their bar b que. I was told by the person staffing the line…

  • Big Oak Flat Road Still Closed – Alternate Routes to Yosemite Valley

    Clouds of smoke billow into Yosemite Valley. Photo by Michael Heilemann of Binary Bonsai. Highway 120 from Crane Flat to the junction of Highway 120/140 in Yosemite Valley is still closed due to the fire. If you’re coming from San Francisco or Sacramento and your destination is Yosemite Valley, you’ll want to continue down Highway…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-27

    Good morning! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information about Yosemite National Park # Articles and photos are posted daily at http://www.yosemiteblog.com # @THEYosemiteBlog Photo doesn't do it justice–was super spectacular to see! The turnouts with views all had cars in (cont) http://tl.gd/egbr # @HotelCharlotte Nothing yet. in reply to HotelCharlotte # Highway 140…

  • Big Meadow Fire Scorches 2200 Acres – Only 10% Contained

    The Big Meadow Fire has grown to 2,200 acres. No homes have been lost in the blaze but residents of Foresta and campers in the Crane Flat Campground were evacuated as a precaution. Foresta, Highway 120 and Crane Flat are closed indefinitely. Currently 500 firefighters, three helicopters, four air tankers, and 24 engines from Mariposa…

  • Don’t Try to Enter on Highway 120

    Just heard from a couple different sources that people trying to enter the park on Highway 120 are being told to turn around and go back if their destination is Yosemite Valley. If you want to go to Yosemite use Highway 140 from Mariposa or Highway 41 from Oakhurst. You can take Highway 49 from…

  • Stunning Pictures of the Big Oak Flat Road (Big Meadow) Fire in Yosemite

    Edie from LittleRedTent.net went out last night and got some awesome shots of the Big Oak Flat Road fire, formerly the Big Meadow prescribed burn that got out of control. Currently Highway 120 is still closed. Anyone wishing to enter Yosemite Valley is advised to use Highway 140 via Merced and Mariposa or Highway 41…

  • Highway 120 Still Closed Due to Wildfire – 140 & 41 Still Open

    Highway 120 to Yosemite Valley is still closed tonight after the controlled burn in Big Meadow apparently got out of control and began heading up hill towards the Big Oak Flat Road. If you had planned on entering Yosemite from Groveland you’ll want to head down Highway 132 or Highway 49 to Coulterville and then…

  • Local Fisherman Killed After Fall Along Merced

    Press Enterprise: Yosemite National Park official say a 62-year-old Mariposa County man is dead after falling on rocky terrain. Park officials say the body of Keith Robinson of Midpines was found Tuesday near Windy Point, a paved pull-out area alongside Highway 140 near the Arch Rock Entrance to the park. After failing to return home…

  • Strange Odor Sickens Wawona Hotel Employees

    The historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Chris Martino. A strange odor caused the main building of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park to close at noon today after 10 employees became ill. A hazmat team from Merced, Mariposa County health workers and National Park Service paramedics responded treating hotel employees…