Search results for: “Mariposa”
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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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How to Get to Yosemite and Avoid the Fire
Although Highway 120 west and Highway 120 east will both be closed today due to the fire you can still get to Yosemite Valley and Wawona without too much delay.
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Rim Fire Closures in Yosemite
The Rim Fire has made it’s way well into Yosemite National Park and is burning in the north west side of the park and the areas adjacent to Hetch Hetchy. Currently a number of closures are in place for public safety and to allow fire crews to actively fight the fire and prepare defenses around…
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Fire Closes Highway 120, North Entrance of Yosemite
A wildfire, which was discovered Saturday afternoon, has closed the Highway 120 north entrance of Yosemite and has caused the evacuation of park guests, area residents, business owners and national forest service personnel along the Highway 120 corridor.
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Highway 120 Construction May Cause Delays This Summer
If you’ve been a long time visitor to Yosemite you may well remember the traffic light that was placed on Highway 120 between Buck Meadows and the Cherry Lake Road turn-off. Well, to make a long story short, road construction this summer may well just bring the light back to 120 signaling stop and go…
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Go Fishing This Saturday – No License Needed!
Free Fishing Day is a twice-yearly event where the DFG waives the license requirement . It’s a great day to go out, have some fun with the family, and enjoy the beauty of Yosemite and the Sierra. Give it a try!
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Learn Photography 1-on-1 with William Neill
Here’s a unique opportunity to work with one of the contemporary masters of photography in Yosemite.
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150th Anniversary of Yosemite Grant Logo
In case you’ve been living in the deep woods or a cave in Yosemite (local joke), next year marks the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Yosemite Grant by Abraham Lincoln.
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On this day in 1851…
While the members of that first expedition of the Mariposa Battalion had heard rumours of what could be found up the Merced River, none were prepared for what they saw March 27, 1851