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Here’s the weekly bear report from the National Park Service. NPS: Bears have been active in almost all developed areas of the Valley. Parking lot incidents this week are all from Camp 4 where a bear is easily finding the vehicles with food in them. There is a bear that continues to frequent the Mist…

NPS: The search for a missing California Conservation Corps (CCC) trail crew member working in the park ended on Friday, July 14th, when his body was located half-way down the Royal Arches wall north of the Ahwahnee Hotel. Michael Gresham, 24, stationed at the CCC’s San Luis Obispo Center, was reported missing by members of…

Any of the anglers out there up for a little road trip? Check this out. sgvtribune.com: Trout weighing up to seven pounds will be released into the Kern River this summer. The Department of Fish and Game will release 1,000 trout weighing between four and seven pounds into the Sierra river. The larger fish are…

I know a couple of you have been eagerly waiting so here it is, Tioga Pass will open this weekend to through traffic. NPS: Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Tioga Road (Highway 120 East through Yosemite National Park) will open for the season on June 17, 2006 at 8 a.m.…

Looks like the Forest Service is stepping up to the plate to take command over the rockslide along 140. Modbee.com: The U.S.Forest Service ordered a 12-agency command team Monday to begin working to contain a landslide spreading large rocks and debris on Highway 140 and into the Merced River between Yosemite National Park and Mariposa.…

People have been asking for an update to the article I posted about the person falling from Glacier Point so here’s what I’ve found. The person who fell over the cliff last week was a 20 year old Utah college student. deseretnews.com: A University of Utah student died last Friday when he fell over a…

The Yosemite Fund and the NPS are teaming up to rebuild almost 100 miles of Yosemite’s well-worn trails. SF Gate: The National Park Service and the nonprofit Yosemite Fund are undertaking a project to rebuild close to 100 miles of trails in Yosemite National Park that range from the popular loop trail around Yosemite Valley…

Well it looks like 140 is going to be closed for some time. Be sure to check out the pictures along with this article over at SF Gate. SFgate: A 300-foot-deep rock slide has buried the main highway into Yosemite National Park, threatens two electricity towers and could block the Merced River, authorities said Thursday.…

There’s a great article over at the Sonora Union Democrat site which talks about the lure of climbing the cables up Half Dome, which by the way, are up for the season. So check out the article then grab your hiking shoes, some water and a sandwich and take off. The Union Democrat: Brian Ward,…

So what are your kids planning to do with their summer? Lay around? Watch TV? Play video games? Hang out at the mall? Well, how about rafting, backpacking and climbing in Yosemite while earning college credits and getting valuable experience working in the field with naturalists? That’s what you get when you sign up for…