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  • Tioga and Glacier Point Roads Close for Season

    Well it’s that time again. Recent snow and rain have turned to ice blanketing the Sierra and that means the closure of the Tioga and Glacier Point Roads. NPS: Heavy snow and ice from the recent storm have closed the Tioga Road, the Glacier Point Road, and the Mariposa Grove for the winter season. These…

  • More Snow Means More Winter Closings

    Snow and winter weather is officially signaling the beginning of winter which means some services will be closing until next spring. Currently the Mariposa Grove Gift Shop is now closed for the season. Also, the RV sanitary dump at Wawona is closed for the season. If you should need to use the RV dump station…

  • Santa’s on His Way to the Yosemite Area

    If you’re in Yosemite this weekend be sure to grab the kids and head over to Mariposa on Saturday for the 10th annual Merry Mountain Christmas Festival and Parade where you can get great food, have lots of fun, see the parade and let the kids meet Santa Claus. Yosemite Mariposa.com: “The festivities begin on…

  • Yosemite in Court Nov 28

    I wanted to catch you before yall hit the road to spend Thanksgiving with your Aunt Betty. You need to be aware that the NPS is going to a 9th District court hearing to appeal a lower court ruling on case 07-15124 Friends of Yosemite Valley vs. Kempthorne. To get you up to date, the…

  • Trail Running with Nemo

    Summer wanes. Days are short and still getting shorter and weather is less stable. The fall colors are all but gone, but on the plus side the summer crowds are all but gone as well. I came to Yosemite for the rock climbing, but lately, it’s the hiking and especially trail running that appeals to…

  • Hello Yosemite Blog, I’m Dane

    Hello, I’m Dane Carlson. First off, thank you Loyd for inviting me to participate on Yosemite Blog. Like Loyd said, my wife and her family are from [Mariposa], so I’m in the area often and in the park as often as I can. My wife homeschools our two sons, and I’m an internet entrepreneur. I’m…

  • New Faces, New Voices

    Over the last three years Yosemite Blog has grown and grown and continues to grow. To keep the content fresh and provide some new views I’ve invited 4 friends to come and lend their voices to the conversation. I’d like to take a moment to welcome Dane Carlson, Edie Howe-Byrne, Tom Lambert and Rick Deutsch.…

  • $43 Million in Pot Plants Seized in Yosemite

    Yosemite Rangers with the help of state and local law enforcement personnel raided 4 illegal marijuana farms in and around the park netting an estimate $43 million in marijuana plants. NPS: “On the 26th and 27th of September 2007, approximately 30 law enforcement officers from the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, the US Forest Service, the…

  • No Gas in Yosemite

    The Crane Flat Service Station, located at the junction of the Big Oak Flat Road and Tioga Road, will be closed September 10th through October 15th 2007 for system upgrades. No gas will be available during the renovation period so be sure to mark your calendar if you’re heading into the park and plan ahead…

  • Second Accident on 140 This Month Injures 4

    Four Yosemite visitors were injured when their vehicles collided head on just outside El Portal last Friday. NPS Daily Report: “Park fire and EMS personnel responded to a mutual aid request from Mariposa County for an assist at a head-on collision on Highway 140 near El Portal just before 3 p.m. on August 24th. The…