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  • Exclusive! Ahwahnee Rock Slide Video

    Maggie Rentz sent this video in of the rockslide in Yosemite behind the Ahwahnee. It was her first time to Yosemite and a trip I’m sure she’ll never forget. Thanks Maggie.

  • Got Photo or Video of the Ahwahnee Slide or Big Oak Flat Road Fire?

    If you’ve got photos or video of the Big Oak Flat Road fire or the Ahwahnee Rockslide and you’d like to share them you can email me the photos or video or a link if you have them hosted online. Be sure to send your Web site’s URL so I can properly attribute them to…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-26

    @KonasChips Highway 120 inside the park just up the hill from the junction of the Highway 120 and 140. in reply to KonasChips # @f_go or the rockslide http://bit.ly/3oZf9T in reply to f_go # @f_go A buildup of water behind the layers of rock can loosen the rock. Couple that with cooler temperatures last night…

  • Construction Begins on New Bridges on 140

    The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close State Route 140/Ferguson Rockslide Bypass (Incline Road) in Mariposa County to through traffic in one hour intervals. Accumulated traffic will be allowed to go through the closure at the top of the hour; i.e.: 12:00 a.m. (midnight), 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. Work…

  • Caltrans Plans to Replace Ferguson Slide Bridges on 140

    The issue of the Ferguson Rockslide may finally come to rest as Caltrans is ready to install a more permanent solution around the slide that will allow vehicles up to 45 feet long to begin using Highway 140 from Mariposa into Yosemite again. abc30.com: “Tuesday morning Caltrans officials announced plans to replace the temporary bridges…

  • 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…

  • advisory notice

    Currently there is about 2-3′ of snow on the Yosemite Valley floor. Highways 41 and 120 are both closed due to heavy snowfall. Highway 140 is open, snow chains required unless you have 4 wheel drive and snow tires. Remember there is a length limit of 28′ at the Fergeson rockslide bypass. More snow is…

  • Age Old Rivalry Surfaces as Tribes Fight Over Claim to Yosemite

    An age old rivalry between two tribes of Native Americans is again surfacing as both tribes strive to claim their place in the history of Yosemite. News – New Yosemite Indian war: Tribes fight over place in history – sacbee.com: “For centuries, the Mono Lake Paiutes and the Miwok fought over Yosemite’s natural and spiritual…

  • Ferguson Slide Workaround to Get Close Scrutiny from CalTrans

    CalTrans is revamping their objectives for the Ferguson Slide area which closed highway 140 from Mariposa in April 2006 promising to conduct the most thorough study possible after environmental groups balked at their previous plan to provide a “quick fix” a few weeks ago. The Modesto Bee | Harder look at fix for rock slide:…

  • Sierra Club Calls Highway 140 Fix ‘Ridiculous’

    Merced Sun Star: Fearing danger to motorists and damage to a scenic river canyon, some environmentalists say the state is moving too quickly to rebuild the western route into Yosemite National Park. That’s a new twist in the story of a massive [rockslide] that shut down Highway 140 for months in 2006 and slowed hundreds…