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Three Fires Burning Within Yosemite National Park
Three fires have been reported burning within Yosemite National Park, two caused by lighting and one whose cause is yet unknown.
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If It Were in Washington D.C. It’d Be National News
Roughly 60 miles north of Yosemite, Valley Springs California has been the setting for as many as 14 sniper attacks in recent weeks. Fortunately no on has been hurt. When 2 men went on a shooting spree up the interstate highways around Washington D.C. it was national news and on the front page of every…
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Mojave National Preserve Superintendent Appointed Acting Deputy Superintendant of Yosemite
Dennis Schramm, a 32 year veteran of the National Park Service and the current superintendent of Mojave National Preserve, has been appointed Acting Deputy Superintendent of Yosemite. Schramm will serve as Acting Deputy Superintendent for up to 120 days, but could be extended to serve through the end of the calendar year. Schramm has worked…
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Tsunami Slams Into National Park on Samoan Island
Ofu beach part of National Park of American Samoa. Photo courtesy of National Park Service. Shortly before 7 a.m. yesterday morning, an earthquake with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3 struck 120 miles from American Samoa, a U. S. territory with a population of approximately 65,000 people. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami that…
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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Discussion
If you’re interested in discussing the new Ken Burns series, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”, we’ll be on Twitter for throughout the 8 p.m. airing on Sunday the 27th. You can follow us by adding @theyosemiteblog. You can talk about anything, what you like, what you didn’t like, questions you might have, points of…
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Tomorrow’s Forecast for Yosemite National Park – 9-16-09
The Weather Tomorrow should be another beautiful day. Expect plenty of sunshine with a high around 87F. Overnight lows should drop into the upper 50s, low 60s. Tuolumne Meadows can expect a mild day with a high in the mid to low 70s. Overnight lows dropping into the upper 30s to low 40s at the…
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Tomorrow’s Forecast for Yosemite National Park – 9-14-09
The Weather If you’re planning on heading up to Yosemite you’re in luck, tomorrow should be a beautiful day. Expect plenty of sunshine with a high around 84F. Overnight lows should drop into the upper 50s, low 60s. Tuolumne Meadows can expect a mild day with a high in the mid to low 70s. Overnight…
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American’s Spending Less Time Enjoying Their National Parks (video)
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What Would You Call A National Park?
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Photo of the Day: El Capitan Cloud Cap, Yosemite National Park by Tyler Westcott
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot from Tyler Westcott of El Capitan and clouds in black and white. This is an AWESOME shat and would look great hanging in any den. Hopefully Tyler will get this up in his Imagekind gallery so all of you that would like a print can purchase…