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  • Can You Help Find A Missing Hiker In Yosemite?

    Yosemite National Park is asking the public for help in locating a missing person in the Hetch Hetchy area. Michael Ficery, was reported missing on June 21st, 2005, two days after his wilderness permit expired. Ficery was last seen on June 15, 2005 on the trail to the Tiltill Valley near the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.…

  • Kayaker Missing Near Yosemite

    Bellingham Herald: “A Bellingham (Wa) man is missing and presumed dead after disappearing while whitewater kayaking near Yosemite National Park in California. Brent Richard Bradley, 20, was on a kayaking trip in California, said Lt. George Ruckman with the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. ‘We’ve recovered the kayak or parts of it,’ Ruckman said. ‘We believe…

  • Some Yosemite Camps To Remain Closed

    Here’s another article on the Yosemite High Sierra Camps Closures. Press Telegram: “The heavy snow dumped on the Sierra Nevada this winter is going to keep some of Yosemite National Park’s popular high country campgrounds closed for the summer, park officials said. Although the park’s crew managed to cut through enough snow to predict the…

  • Yosemite Open House

    MyMotherLode.com: “Yosemite National Park will be giving the public an opportunity to find out the latest on a number of ongoing projects. An open house is scheduled for June 29th from 2 to 6 PM at the Valley Visitors Center Auditorium in Yosemite Valley. Projects to be discussed are the center’s exhibit hall, the South…

  • Cleaning Up The Mess

    Yosemite Road crews are hard at work cleaning up this rockslide near Ohlmsted Point on the Tioga Road (Hwy. 120). If this is the rock I’m thinking it is, my wife and I have been wondering for a while now when it’s going to come down. The Tioga Road, from Crane Flat to Mono Lake,…

  • Rangers Are Ready. Where Are The Bears?

    Union Democrat: “Yosemite National Park officials are prepared to use a new hazing technique to keep black bears out of campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Now, if the bears would just make an appearance. Not that they’ve disappeared — here and there the bruins crop up to snatch an El Capitan climber’s lunch or surprise a…

  • Prescribed Burning Ready to Begin

    NPS: Yosemite National Park Fire Management is preparing for a fire season after a long, wet winter in the Sierra Nevada. Seasonal fire employees have returned to the park, as has the park’s fire helicopter. The high level of precipitation could moderate the fire season in the mountains. However, it may increase fire potential in…

  • Where Have All The Rangers Gone?

    The LA Times ran an article on the decline of Park Rangers within America’s National Parks and how many a private citizen are helping out. Very interesting. There’s a snippet below. LA Times:”If there are four or five programs a night, maybe only one is done by a National Park Service ranger,” said Scott Gediman,…

  • Raising a Family in the Backcountry

    NPR has a very interesting Morning Edition this morning with a clip about what it’s like to be an NPS employee and trying to raise a family. Be sure to give it a listen. NPR: “Doug Warnock and his wife raised five children in lodges, cabins and even tents in Yosemite, Carlsbad Caverns and Chaco…

  • Sierra Passes Opening For Memorial Day Travel

    If you’re looking to go across the Sierra there’s good news, Highway’s 108 and 4 are both clear and open. If you’re waiting to cross on Highway 120 or to visit the Yosemite High Country, you’re going to have a wait a bit longer however. News 10: “Caltrans crews re-opened Sonora Pass on Highway 108…