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  • Bear Activity

    Numerous sow’s with cubs have been sighted throughout the valley. They spend time in all the campgrounds and in more natural habitat. Please leave them plenty of space and never come between a mother and cub as this is potentially dangerous. They have obtained food from visitors that left their food out. Please remember to…

  • No New Clues In Search For Missing Backpacker

    Union Democrat: The search for a South Korean hiker missing in Yosemite National Park was scaled back yesterday because no new clues have been found. The search for Hyundo Ahn, 25, began on Monday and included two helicopters and 50 park employees on foot and horseback, said Scott Gediman, a Yosemite National Park spokesman. Park…

  • Searchers Focusing on Merced Lake for Missing UC Davis Student

    News 10: “Searchers on Monday intensified their efforts to find a U.C. Davis student who was last seen on the John Muir Trail near Yosemite National Park. They are now focusing their efforts on the Merced Lake area. About 50 searchers are looking for Hyundo Ahn, including two helicopters and a number of horseback riders.…

  • Matthes Crest

    On the spine of Matthes Crest Originally uploaded by mlog. Misha Logvinov takes some truly awesome photos from some truly awesome places. Places you can only get to with some blood, sweat, and determination. Here’s a great shot from the top of Mathes Crest, one of the more prominent spires in Yosemite National Park. Fantastic…

  • Bird of Paradise: High Sierra Vacation

    This job is great. I get to meet so many great and interesting people, take Jim Tweedie for instance. I came across Jim’s site the other day and saw some excellent photos of his vacation in the High Sierra with his brother. I sent off an email asking if he minded if I linked to…

  • U.C. Davis Student in Yosemite Along John Muir Trail

    KXTV: Authorities near Yosemite National Park are searching for a U.C. Davis student who has been missing since June. Friends said Hyundo Ahn, a linguistics major from South Korea, was last seen in the Yosemite National Park June 20 as he prepared to begin a 12-day hike along the 211-mile John Muir trail. Ahn had…

  • Plan on hitting the water? Be careful.

    Sierra Star: Yosemite National Park officials are reminding the public that although water levels in the Merced River are dropping, river conditions are still unsafe outside of designated swimming and rafting areas. Visitors are asked to obey all posted signs and warnings. Swift water incidents, including rescues and injuries, have occurred when visitors have failed…

  • Bears!

    Everyone knows I love bears and even though I may do stupid things sometimes, I consider myself to be “above average” on proper bear ettiquette. I’ve always hung food, even when there were no signs advising a need for it, or used bear lockers, cleaned out my car before making sure there was no garbage…

  • New Rules Put Rangers and Climbers At Odds

    This year there was a change in the rules for overnight camping in Yosemite Valley allowing visitors to camp in Yosemite Valley only 7 days. Though the move was meant to encourage more visitors to explore other areas of the Park it’s left members of the climbing community out in the cold. South Florida Sun-Sentinel:…

  • The Best Job In The World

    Modesto Bee: On summer days when the mosquitoes are not too bloodthirsty, William Wunderlich, an intriguing figure in Brooks Brothers and Dockers, walks to work. It is a spectacular trek amid giant redwoods framed by towering granite walls. Bright blue Steller’s jays perform their comedy routine. Yosemite Falls roars its greeting. More than once in…