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  • Photo of the Day: Sierra Nevada -Sunset Light Show by HighSierraCowboy

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of lightning from Lookout Mountain in Mariposa looking toward the Central Valley. We saw this storm off to the south of us but it never came our way. Man it was wild looking. Beautiful shot. Nicely done. Photo by HighSierraCowboy.

  • Summer Fires Already Burning Around Yosemite

    This years early spring brought with it an unwelcome guest, an early fire season. This year the Sierra is extremely dry and already there are fires burning in and around Yosemite. The three fires listed below started the afternoon of May 18th when a monsoonal flow brought a mass of unstable air over the Sierra.…

  • Airports Near Yosemite

    The majority of the visitors to Yosemite arrive in California via airplane before renting a car or RV and driving to the park. So what airports are close to Yosemite? It’s not easy to tell when you’re booking your flight online. Here’s a quick list that should help you out some. Remember if you’re staying…

  • Where to Get Gas in Yosemite

    Not that long ago fueling up your car in Yosemite wasn’t an issue then, in the 1980’s, stricter environmental standards came into effect in California forcing the gas stations in Yosemite Valley to close and their pumps and tanks removed. Today there’s only a 3 places you can get gas within the park if you’re…

  • Road and Plowing Conditions for May 6, 2009

    Tioga Road Plowing Update for May 4: Start: 31.9 miles from Crane Flat End: 32.7 miles from Crane Flat (Spring Hill) Distance plowed: 0.8 miles Average snow depth: 3.5 feet The Glacier Point Road opened on May 5, 2009. The Mariposa Grove Road opened on April 17, 2009.

  • It’s What We Really Need

    For years I’ve been rallying for a light/high speed rail system into Yosemite from Mariposa or Merced. It could follow the historic rail road route and be elevated to prevent accidents with wildlife, rock slides, flooding and other disasters while minimizing ecological impact. It would take the place of thousands of cars and buses that…

  • Plowing Updates for April 20th 2009

    Tioga Road: Start: Crane Flat End: 7 miles past Crane Flat (just beyond South Fork bridge) Miles plowed today: 7 miles Average snow depth: 4 feet Glacier Point Road: Opening on Friday, May 1, conditions permitting. Mariposa Grove Road: Open to motor vehicles. For more information on plowing visit the NPS Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm

  • Photo of the Day: Christmas California 2008 by Greg Lowrimore

    I’m sad to report there are over 426 beautiful photos in the Yosemite Blog pool. Why does that make me sad? Because it’s getting harder and harder to choose a Photo of the Day. Oh well! Can’t win them all I guess. Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Mariposa native now Colorado…

  • Photo of the Day: Poppies and Peaks by Garry Hayes

    From the man who taught me that a rock is more than something your brother throws at you and geologists take no schist come two awesome photos for Photo of the Day. The first is, of course, poppies. The second Garry took along Highway 49 around Bagby (between Coulterville and Mariposa) and shows the top…

  • Cedar Lodge Worker Missing After Car Tumbles Into Merced River

    A search is on for the body of a missing Mariposa woman who was reported late to work last night at the Cedar Lodge just outside Yosemite. About 1A.M. this morning her vehicle was found in the Merced River between Savages Trading Post and Briceburg. Efforts to retrieve the vehicle were halted until this morning…