Search results for: “Photo of the Day”
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An Interesting Caption
This photo was a contender for Photo of the Day when I chose Miguels photo but the caption on this one drew me back and I had to share it. a.everpoor: josh dion taking a basking in the sun rays of early morn. walking up the cables in pitch dark and watching some random cross…
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Trail Running with Nemo
Summer wanes. Days are short and still getting shorter and weather is less stable. The fall colors are all but gone, but on the plus side the summer crowds are all but gone as well. I came to Yosemite for the rock climbing, but lately, it’s the hiking and especially trail running that appeals to…
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Tack
P1170012 Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. I’m going to play favorites with Edie today and call this one my Photo of the Day. Obviously it’s not the traditional views we all see of Yosemite but it points out that “it’s not the camera taking the pictures, it’s the person behind the camera”. Nice shot, Edie.…
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Firefall
P2100139a.jpg Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. For today’s photo of the day there could be no other than this beautiful shot by Edie of the Firefall. Simply beautiful, Edie.
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Yosemite Open for Firefall but Reservations Required
If you’re planning on visiting Yosemite to take in the world famous firefall over the next couple of weeks you likely won’t be disappointed. Recent rains and snowmelt have been creating some pretty spectacular views around the valley. You will however need a reservation to enter the park.
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Tom Frost
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Yosemite climbing legend and one of my personal heroes, Tom Frost. Tom was one of the first to climb The North American Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite during the 1960s with Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, and Chuck Pratt. With Robbins and Pratt, Tom…
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Bring Your Dog to Yosemite, Really It’s OK
I love my dogs and there were many a time they would accompany me on hikes up and down the Sierra. They loved it as much as I did. Just because you’re going to Yosemite doesn’t mean you have to leave them at home. There are plenty of places they are allowed in Yosemite. So…
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Railroad Fire Closes Highway 41, Evacuation Ordered for Sugar Pine, Fish Camp and Tenaya Lodge
A large, fast moving fire is burning this morning just south of Yosemite National Park near the communities of Fish Camp and Sugar Pine and has forced the mandatory evacuation of the area and Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite and the closure of Highway 41 into Yosemite.
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Books
The Photographers Guide to Yosemite If you buy no other books this year, buy this one. Written by Ansel Adams Gallery photographer Michael Frye, The Photographers Guide to Yosemite shows you the best places and best times of day to photograph in which ever season you happen to be in the park. It’s also loaded with…
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Rockfall Closes El Portal Road
A rockfall reported around Noon Monday has closed the El Portal Road and Arch Rock Entrance in Yosemite National Park.