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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-09-04
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No Traffic From Tioga Pass or the Big Oak Flat Entrance to Yosemite Valley for Labor Day
In the final stretch of Summer many local businesses depend on Labor Day weekend to fill their coffers so they can weather the slower Winter months. This Winter businesses are going to have to tighten their belts a few notches as many visitors are canceling their reservations or seeking other lodging after it was announced…
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Yosemite Biologist Killed After Fall Rock Climbing on Mt. Dana
Jeff Maurer, a Wildlife Biologist at Yosemite National Park, died Sunday, August 30, after falling from the Third Pillar, a technical rock climbing route on Mount Dana. Maurer, 47, has worked in the park for the past 3 years. Prior to that, he worked at the Yosemite Institute, taught at the University of California at…
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El Portal Residents Allowed to Return – Yosemite View Lodge Reopens
Map of the fires burn activity as of August 31st courtesy National Park Service. As the main activity of the Big Meadow Fire moves to the north-northwest residents of Old El Portal and guests of the Yosemite View Lodge are allowed to return. At 7:30 PM on Monday, August 31, the evacuation of Old El…
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Dave Uberuaga Talks About the Big Meadow Fire
MyMotherLode.com got an interview with Dave Uberuaga the acting Superintendent of Yosemite National Park and asked him the questions on everyone’s mind, “why now?” Question: Why would you start a prescribed burn given the heat and the fact that California is now in the third year of a drought? Answer: “The drought in California was…
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How Much Will the Big Meadow Fire Cost? NPS Says $5mil
Photo courtesy NPS. With only 50% of the Big Meadow Fire contained and its rapid growth to the Tioga Road in the North, the National Park Service is estimating the cost of the fire to be around $5,000,000. Released in the Yosemite Daily Report, the $5 million price tag is the accumulated cost of the…
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Tioga Road Delays – Possible Closure
The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will have restricted access, between Crane Flat and White Wolf, beginning Monday, August 31, continuing until fire operations along the road are complete. This segment of the road will have controlled access with a pilot car during daylight hours, and be closed completely each night. Motorists should expect…
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State of Emergency Declared for Yosemite Area
“Acting Governor John Garamendi has proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to a large wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park, according to state officials. The fire has burned 3,506 acres, threatened homes and forced the evacuation of about 500 residents, said Yosemite National Parkspokesman Scott Gediman. The emergency proclamation orders all state…
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Pretty Cool Ride
An United States Search and Rescue van seen in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Patrick. I didn’t know there was a United States Search and Rescue. I wonder if this is a post 9/11 thing. Either way, pretty cool van. Imagine taking the family camping in that thing. Does YOSAR (Yosemite Search and Rescue) still…
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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…