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  • Dick Ewart Receives Barry Hance Memorial Award

    Acting Yosemite Superintendent Dave Uberuaga announced today that Dick Ewart is the recipient of the 2009 Barry Hance Memorial Award. Ewart, a Yosemite National Park Ranger, received the award at an all employee meeting today attended by approximately 300 people, including several past Barry Hance Award recipients. The award is named in honor of Barry…

  • To All the Face Book Peeps

    Hey if you’re reading this on the Yosemite National Park Facebook group please head over to YosemiteBlog.com where you can read the complete articles. If you’re the admin of the Facebook group please contact me.

  • Our Deepest Sympathies

    Our hearts and deepest sympathies go out to the family of the man who slipped and fell on Half Dome yesterday.

  • Internet Access

    At best cellphone and Internet access within Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Valley is less than great. In fact, don’t count on having signal most of the time. Some cell phones get excellent reception while a different model phone from the same carrier gets terrible reception. As for Internet access, it depends where you’re at.…

  • Cyclist Killed After Colliding with Car

    A 52 year old cyclist died recently after colliding with a car. National Parks Traveler: Visitors are coming into the valley via the two-lane Southside Drive, a one-way road, while others are leaving via the two-lane Northside Drive, also a one-way road. Delivery trucks and buses also are negotiating these roads, while pedestrians and cyclists…

  • Yosemite Busses Pulled for Being Unsafe

    During a random inspection of Yosemite National Park buses 15 out of the 24 buses operating within the park were cited for unsafe operation and 2 were taken out of service. NPS: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the National Park Service (NPS) held a…

  • Severe Weather Advisory Issued for Yosemite Area

    The National Weather Service has issued a sever weather advisory for the Yosemite area. Thunder, lightning, heavy rain and hail up to 1″ in diameter are expected. “127 AM PDT FRI JUN 5 2009 …THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY… NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER KINGS…WESTERN FRESNO…WESTERN KERN AND SOUTHWESTERN TULARE…

  • Learn About Safety in Yosemite

    Yosemite National Park invites the public to participate in Community safety Day in Yosemite National Park this Friday, June 5, 2009, from 10am to 3pm in the Yosemite Village mall (in front of the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center). Visitors and community members will have the opportunity to see Yosemite’s Mounted Patrol horses, watch search and…

  • Yosemite Chapel Celebrating 130 Years

    The Yosemite Chapel, located in Yosemite Valley, will be celebrating its 130th anniversary this Sunday, June 7. This date is purportedly the actual date that services were first held in 1879. The Yosemite Chapel is the oldest structure in Yosemite Valley. It was originally constructed along the south side of the road near the base…

  • Want to Visit Yosemite for Free? SURE!

    In an effort to encourage people to visit our national parks the National Park Service will allow visitors free entry during three weekends this summer. The free weekends will be in June, July and August and apply to all 391 national parks The free weekends are June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16. So get…