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  • What’s New

    April 4, 2012 Updated links to webcams on webcam page. Images will now display the most recent webcam images. May 15, 2009 Added What to Wear in Yosemite (Fall-Winter) page. May 15, 2009 Added What to Wear in Yosemite (Spring-Summer) page. May 14, 2009 Added links to Friends of Yosemite Blog for William Neill Photography,…

  • This May Be Your Only Chance – Come See the Bracebridge Dinner

    Since the first time Ansel Adams and crew put on the production the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee has been an elegant affair for the genteel. Well, no longer. The old system of a lottery for tickets has been abolished with a new first-come first-serve policy in it’s place. What’s this mean for you? Well…

  • Yosemite Climbing Association Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the First Ascent of the Nose

    This year is the 50th Anniversary of the First Ascent of the Nose and to honor the event the Yosemite Climbing Association will be holding a weekend of food, drink and festivities. The events are as follow: Saturday, November 8th 1pm – 4pm East Auditorium An informal gathering with food and drink. Saturday, November 8th…

  • Federal judges block Yosemite Park from continuing repairs

    A federal judge has upheld a ruling from a previous court stopping the NPS from making repairs within Yosemite Valley. San Jose Mercury News: “Environmental groups sued the federal government in 2000, claiming the National Park Service’s plans would jeopardize the federally protected Merced River, which courses alongside the valley’s cherished granite walls and glimmering…

  • DNC Looking for Local Employees

    If you’re looking to get a summer job in Yosemite it’s even easier if you live in the Central Valley or can get here pretty quick. Delaware North Company is looking to avoid problems with hiring they encountered last year by hiring more local people. The Modesto Bee | Yosemite looking to hire in valley:…

  • Take Your Kids on a Yosemite Scavenger Hunt

    Here’s something cool to do with your kids in Yosemite, take them on a scavenger hunt. Trailmix.net has put together a program with software, instructions, a Scavenger Hunt booklet, website and prize that will help make your next trip to Yosemite a ball for you and your kids. Trailmix.Net: “The hunt makes a big circle…

  • Snow Snow Snow!

    If you’ve never had a chance to experience a snow storm in Yosemite from the relative safety and warmth of a cabin or hotel room the next best thing is to keep your eyes glued to the Yosemite Association webcams in the park. Here are two beautiful shots I caught this morning off the Ahwahnee…

  • Got a Great Photo? Win a Night in Yosemite

    Grab your cameras and your photo collections shutterbugs Tom over at YosemiteExplorer.com has something really cool going on, a photography contest. YosemiteExplorer.com:This New year, resolve to win the Yosemite Explorer New Year’s Photography Contest! Round up your best two Yosemite pictures and send ’em in. You could win a night at Tenaya Lodge (something like…

  • Bracebridge Still Highlight of Winter Events in Yosemite

    The historic Bracebridge dinner is as much a part of Yosemite as the granite monoliths that surround the Valley, now changes from Delaware North Company are making the event that seemed almost impossible to get tickets for much less exclusive. San Jose Mercury News: “For many years, it was nearly impossible to obtain tickets to…

  • Visitors May Soon Be Without a Place to Stay

    During the summer months getting a campsite or hotel reservation within Yosemite can be a nightmare and often visitors turn to campground in the Stanislaus, Inyo and Sierra National Forests as a place to stay when they can’t find room anywhere else. Things are changing for those who’ve found places they like in the Stanislaus…