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Want a Free Trip to Yosemite?
So how would you like a free trip to Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or the Great Smokey Mountains? Benadryl is giving away a trip for 4 to any of those National Parks as part of the Benadryl Take a Hike Sweepstakes. Prize(s): One (1) GRAND PRIZE: Trip for (4) to winner’s choice of a National…
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Local Fisherman Killed After Fall Along Merced
Press Enterprise: Yosemite National Park official say a 62-year-old Mariposa County man is dead after falling on rocky terrain. Park officials say the body of Keith Robinson of Midpines was found Tuesday near Windy Point, a paved pull-out area alongside Highway 140 near the Arch Rock Entrance to the park. After failing to return home…
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Strange Odor Sickens Wawona Hotel Employees
The historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Chris Martino. A strange odor caused the main building of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park to close at noon today after 10 employees became ill. A hazmat team from Merced, Mariposa County health workers and National Park Service paramedics responded treating hotel employees…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-17
Good morning! Thanks for folloing @theYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's forecast for Yosemite Valley: Hot. High around 94. Overnight lows around 52F. Definitely a fall day in California. Can you feel it? # Bear Found Sleeping In Car – With All Doors and Windows Closed! http://bit.ly/7ZrFZ # See the guy by…
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What If There Were No Bears In Yosemite?
A mother black bear (sow) and her cubs in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Steve Ryan. We don’t think much about our bears until they’re breaking into your car or stealing food off your picnic table. But what if there were no bears left in Yosemite? What if this wondrous part of Yosemite, the icon…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-13
@cherryblossom Thanks belatedly. 🙂 in reply to cherryblossom # Good morning! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information about Yosemtie National Park from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Beautiful shot of Half Dome. This guys got talent. http://bit.ly/4APAb # Expect delays on Big Oak Flat Road into Yosemite today. http://bit.ly/1XI7tX # How were the Perseid's last night?…
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Want some fun? Ride the Rails!
An old steam powered logging train takes visitors on a 4 mile ride through the beautiful Sierra Nevada just outside Yosemite National Park. Photo by Dale Carlson. If you’re coming up to Yosemite this weekend for the free entry weekend and want something to do why not ride the rails? The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine…
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Come See John Muir
Lee Stetson portrays John Muir, possibly one of the most influential men in the history of the United States. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. It’s not every day you get to meet one of the most influential people in the history of the United States. The Mariposa Museum and History Center will be presenting John Muir…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-12
@samfatima That's always fun. The bears seem a lot more active this year than in the past few. They do make for a memorable trip though. in reply to samfatima # @LizLenn You should see Hwy 49 between Mariposa and Groveland just outside Yosemite. MUCH more scary. in reply to LizLenn # @marajade555 Seriously? Were…
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Growing Up in Tuolumne (audio)
A beautiful October day in Tuolumne Meadows. A sight most visitors never see. Photo by Misha Logvinov. See more of Misha’s work at verglasphoto.com If you haven’t been listening to Yosemite Voices then you’ve been missing some really great stuff. Yosemite Voices is a new podcast series intended to provide insight into the natural and…