Search results for: “Northside Drive”
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Ask A Climber
Visitors peer through a telescope at climbers on El Capitan. Photo by Tom Evans. It’s not uncommon to see throngs of visitors standing along Northside Drive by El Cap staring up at the climbers. I mean, it DOES take a certain amount of something to risk great bodily injury in the name of fun. I…
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Cyclist Killed After Colliding with Car
A 52 year old cyclist died recently after colliding with a car. National Parks Traveler: Visitors are coming into the valley via the two-lane Southside Drive, a one-way road, while others are leaving via the two-lane Northside Drive, also a one-way road. Delivery trucks and buses also are negotiating these roads, while pedestrians and cyclists…
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Answering the Age-Old Question for Reader Primoz
Reader Primoz from Slovenia sent in an email: “First of all let me introduce my self. My name is Primoz and I’m from small country in central Europe called Slovenia. It’s a small but very beautiful country. I’m 29 years old. I am coming to US for the first time in june. I will be…
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Don’t Miss Horsetail Fall
If you’re headed up to Yosemite to catch the Firefall (Horsetail Fall) then listen up. Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley, from Camp 4 to El Capitan Crossover, is closed for road work until May 2009. Southside Drive east of El Capitan Crossover is open to two-way traffic for access to eastern Yosemite Valley (including Yosemite…
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Yosemite Valley Lodge
Yosemite Valley Lodge (Yosemite Lodge) About: Located in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Valley Lodge (formerly Yosemite Lodge) offers private rooms with extraordinary views of all the major sights in Yosemite including: Sentinel Rock, Half Dome, Yosemite Fall and El Capitan. Yosemite Valley Lodge is located directly across Northside Drive from Yosemite Falls and offers 226 lodge…
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Road Closures and Detours
Here’s a list of road conditions through out the park. Remember to drive slow in the construction zones and on the detours. Northside Drive: May 30th thru June 22nd – El Capitan Picnic Area to Pohono Bridge Open during the day with intermittent one-lane closures while crews raise the utility manholes. It is also open…
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Rockfall Year in Review: 2007
From the NPS rock dude geologist: ____________________________________________________________ On the whole, 2007 was a relatively quiet year in terms of rockfall in Yosemite. Although the total number of documented rockfalls in 2007 was about the same as in 2006, the total volume of rockfall in 2007 was substantially less. This is probably at least partly due…
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Long Waits and Road Closures: Weekends in Yosemite
If you’re headed up to the park on 140 (Merced/Mariposa) or 120 (Manteca/Groveland) then be prepared to wait. And wait. And wait some more. In fact, be prepared to wait half an hour or more. Road construction on the El Portal Road where 120/140 meet is still taking place and construction is in high gear…
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I have no idea.
FAQ regarding [Horsetail Falls]: When is the best time to photograph the [firefalls]? When the sun is shining on them at sunset. Variations on this question include a request for “peek color”. From the end of January through the first few days of March, the setting sun illuminates the granite wall to the east of…
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And I Was the Only One There
It was rough going to get out to the El Capitan picnic area last night. The recent storm dumped about 2 feet of snow in the valley, and as you know Northside Drive is closed at Camp 4 all the way out to Pohono Bridge. I parked on Southside Drive and walked with a visitor…