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  • Growing Up in Yosemite

    Here’s a really cool story in the Modesto Bee today about Lee Nixon DeLaMare who spent her childhood in Yosemite and what it was like in the post World War II days. Lee’s father ran the fish hatchery at Happy Isles. The Modesto Bee | Woman grew up at Yosemite: “As one of the ‘Yosemite…

  • Missing Hiker Found Alive

    On a happy ending to the story, Esmyn (Ssmyn?) Garmendia-Barrios, the missing Honduran hiker, has been found alive and is doing well. Mariposa Gazette: Missing hiker Esmin Garmendia-Barrios was found alive and responsive today, June 11, at approximately 2:15 p.m. Mr. Garmendia was located by helicopter near Mt. Starr King inside the designated search area,…

  • NPS Looking For Feedback on High Elevation Aquatic Resources Plan

    Yosemite National Park is preparing a High-Elevation Aquatic Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) to guide management actions by the National Park Service to protect Yosemite’s diverse high-elevation aquatic ecosystems and to restore natural composition, structure and function to systems that have been disturbed by past or ongoing human activities. The plan will include…

  • Search Continues for Missing Hiker

    The search is continuing in the Glacier Point area for missing hiker Ssmyn Barrios. Barrios is 24 years old, a native Honduran, and about 5’7″ tall. Barrios speaks Spanish and broken English was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue t-shirt, and black shoes. If you were in the area of Sentinel Dome, Washburn Point,…

  • Missing Hiker in Glacier Point – Sentinel Dome Area

    Yosemite National Park staff began the search today for Ssmyn (Ess-meen”) Barrios. Barrios is described as 24 years old, a native Honduran, who is 5’7″ tall. Mr. Barrios speaks Spanish and broken English. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue t-shirt, and black shoes. Anyone in the area ONLY of Sentinel Dome, Washburn…

  • Bring Extra Money for Gas

    For those of you coming in from out of state or internationally and you’re planning on renting a car, put back some extra bucks for gas. Gas is now $4.23 at the cheap places along Highway 99 and around $4.75 just outside the park. Figured I’d warn you.

  • Public Comment on Invasive Plant Management Plan in Yosemite Begins June 13th

    Invasive plants are one of the greatest threats to the integrity of National Park Service lands. Non-native plants invade an estimated 4,600 acres of federal land in the United States every day, and already infest millions of acres in the national parks. Fortunately, Yosemite National Park is at the early stages of invasion, with less…

  • Tioga Road to Open and Some Tips for the Memorial Day Weekend

    The Tioga Road will open to traffic this Wednesday just in time for Memorial Day. Here’s the official word from the National Park Service plus some tips for visitors headed into the park over the Memorial dayweekend. Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Tioga Road will open for the season on…

  • Hot Weather Brings Warnings From Officials

    An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Sierra Nevada. If you plan to be out doors drink lots of water early an watch for dehydration. If you can try to stay inside and out of the sun. If you plan on hiking watch for swift moving water and…

  • School Buses Crash in Yosemite

    Just got this from the National Park Service. Two school buses from Yolo Middle School in Newman collided in a rear end collision about a mile north of the El Portal Road/Big Oak Flat Road intersection. Forty children were on board the two buses. Injuries are being described as minor to moderate. The children were…