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An Evening of Super Natural Fun in Yosemite
Daily Report – Yosemite National Park: The Park Interpretive Staff will be hosting an evening of “super natural” fun for the whole family from 6:30pm – 9:00pm at the Happy Isles Nature Center this Saturday, October 29th. There will be arts and crafts, “Investigation Stations” on owls, bats, insects and night animals as well as…
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Rockfall Sends Dozens Fleeing
News Release – Yosemite National Park: A rockfall occurred in Yosemite National Park at approximately 3:45pm on October 25, 2005 near Curry Village in eastern Yosemite Valley. No damage or injuries were reported from falling rocks. Park officials estimate the rock release to be approximately 20 tons, which fell from about 800 feet above the…
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Half Dome Cables Taken Down For Season
If you’re headed to Yosemite to climb the cables on the back of Half Dome then you might want to switch to an alternate hike. The cables were taken down by the NPS last Wednesday in preparation for the winter. NPS: “The cables on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park were taken down on Wednesday,…
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Bodies found may be missing Yosemite tourists
In another sad event, it appears the bodies of the missing mother and son have been found along Tioga Pass just uphill from one of my more frequented campgrounds. I’ve seen several different reports in news papers but SF Gate seems to have the most in-depth article. The eastern slope of Tioga Pass can be…
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Life Inside The Park
A few months ago I did an online interview with Edie who is working for the concessionaires about life and work in the Park. I’ve finally had a chance to work through the interview and post it. YB: Why did you want to work in Yosemite? Edie: I found myself, at the age of 45,…
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When Passions Collide by Misha Logvinov
“It’s 4 AM and we wake from a short three-hour sleep just outside the West Gate of Yosemite National Park. Our rogue “campsite” was a discovery I made a few years back after realizing that civilized camping within park boundaries during tourist high season is impossible on short notice. Still barely awake, I silently drive…
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NPS Special Agent Collapses on Mist Trail
Our deepest sympathies go out to the wife and family of Special Agent Madrid. KESQ: “The National Park Service said today that a park officer died while hiking to investigate a visitor fatality in Yosemite National Park. Special Agent Daniel Paul Madrid collapsed on the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park on Saturday. Fellow park…
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Mother, 60, possibly missing in Yosemite Area
Atlanta Journal Constitution: “Xiaodong Yuan’s mother was visiting him from China and wanted to see two iconic American tourist spots: Yosemite National Park and Las Vegas. Yuan, a 34-year-old computer analyst who lives in Stockbridge, and Zhaohui Wang, who had just turned 60, flew to Las Vegas last Tuesday and then drove a rented car…
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Keeping a Part of History
The Sierra Nevada is full of interesting and diverse places to see in and around Yosemite National Park. On one of my more favorite roads is an old cabin standing in a fabulous meadow. I’d seen the name of the cabin on the map but I’d never stopped to find out its story. Last weekend…
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Want to help Yosemite? Now’s your chance.
“Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the “Yosemite Facelift” September 22-25, 2005. This annual event is organized by the Yosemite Climbing Association to help clean up the park after the long and busy summer season. Volunteers are needed to pick up litter at various locations in Yosemite…