Search results for: “Tioga Pass”
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Morning Shot August 3 2009
Today’s Morning Shot isn’t a morning shot at all, it’s a beautiful susnset captured by Phil King. Phil recently backpacked into Young Lakes where he spent a couple of nights. Long enough to take some beautiful shots of the area. Very nice, Phil. Today’s Forecast: Sunny today with highs in the upper 80’s to low…
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Morning Shot July 27 2009 (It’s a short week!)
Today’s awesome Morning Shot provided by Ben Metcalfe. Today’s Morning Shot is a beautiful shot of the Tufa at Mono Lake with the Sierra as the back drop. To me it sums up everything I think of when someone mentions Mono Lake. If you’ve never been there, it’s really worth the trip. It’s a couple…
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Photo of the Day: Half Dome from Sentinel by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s Photo of the Day is from our longtime friend Edie. Edie took this beautiful shot up Tenaya Canyon with Half Dome in the mid-ground from Sentinel Dome, one of my favorite places to shoot from. Edie would like to be with us but she’s currently freezing her butt off on the eastern side of…
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Airports Near Yosemite
The majority of the visitors to Yosemite arrive in California via airplane before renting a car or RV and driving to the park. So what airports are close to Yosemite? It’s not easy to tell when you’re booking your flight online. Here’s a quick list that should help you out some. Remember if you’re staying…
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Where to Get Gas in Yosemite
Not that long ago fueling up your car in Yosemite wasn’t an issue then, in the 1980’s, stricter environmental standards came into effect in California forcing the gas stations in Yosemite Valley to close and their pumps and tanks removed. Today there’s only a 3 places you can get gas within the park if you’re…
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More Breaking News!
Tioga Pass is closed due to snow; It may open later this afternoon. Source of information; switchboard operator.
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Yosemite Jobs: Field Manager – Bureau of Land Management
Here’s a job outside of Yosemite in beautiful Bishop, one of my favorite places to visit in the eastern Sierra. There’s tons of hiking, backpacking, fishing, photography, mountain biking and whatever other recreational activity you like to do in Bishop so it’s an awesome opportunity. For this job you do need to have some government…
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Photo of the Day: Tuolumne Meadows by Sathish J
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Lembert Dome in Tuolumne Meadows by Sathish J on Flickr. Here is what Sathish had to say about his photo: “Another gem in Yosemite is the Tuolumne Meadows and the Tioga Pass Area. Not oft visited by the populace jostling for space in the crowded…
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Photo of the Day: Morning Glow by Tony Immoos
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Tioga Lake Tony Immoos got while driving up Tioga Pass. Here’s what Tony had to say” Driving up the Tioga Pass road at 5:30 AM I had to turn back at Ellery Lake. It was snowing so hard I couldn’t see the road. An hour…
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Tuolumne Meadows or Bridalveil Creek?
Kim writes in: “My boyfriend and I are planning a trip up North to Yosemite in August. We would like to stop in mid-week (Tue/Wed) and stay a couple of nights til Thur. As you probably know, reservations by now are impossible to obtain. It’s probably a blessing, for we’d rather avoid the high-traffic, crowded,…