Search results for: “Tioga Pass”
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Where is the plow?
A lot of you have been asking “When is Tioga Pass going to open?” As of right now it’s anyones guess. Warm weather will make some parts easier but others, like the avalanche zones by Olmsted Point (there are 26 of them along the road) could become much, much more dangerous. The photo above shows…
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It’s alive!
The Tioga Pass cam is alive and working again! Now you can see how beautiful the high sierra is in winter. Thanks go out to Pat and everyone who emailed to let me know the cam was back up and functional. Thanks guys!
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Memorial Day Camping
Christian writes in: “I’ve been wanting to visit Yosemite and the High Sierra for many years to photograph. This year looks like the year I’m finally going to be able to do it. The only time I have available is around Memorial Day….May 25 – June 4. I’ve heard the crowds are horrible on Memorial…
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Found! Missing Webcam and a Photo of the Day
Today’s Photo of the Day comes from 2 places, University of California San Diego for their webcam in Tioga Pass that captured the image and reader Andreas Roschlaub who found the new link and sent it to me. What am I talking about? A couple years ago UCSD placed a webcam at the Tioga Pass…
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Crash Survivor Returns After 25 Years
Twenty five years ago Donnie Priest, his mother and step father’s plane crashed into White Mountain just north of Tioga Pass in one of the deadliest winter storms to hit California. Now Priest, who lost both his legs due to frostbite, has returned to White Mountain to visit the place where he nearly lost his…
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Thanksgiving day road trip.
Well, it’s been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley. Frost has arrived, turning the cow parsnip flower bracts sublime. I met up with a coworker at breakfast by chance. What are you doing for Thanksgiving, I asked. “Just hanging out.” Would you like to head over Tioga Pass? I want to get over to Mono…
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Climber Dies on Cathedral Peak
Bad weather claimed the life of a 44 year old Oakland man when he was trapped on Cathedral Peak overnight by sleet and snow. San Jose Mercury News: “Peter Charles Noble, 44, was unresponsive when park rescue crews found him Sunday morning, park officials said. Bad weather trapped Noble and his climbing partner, whose name…
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Sharsmith Peak On Hold
Carl Sharsmith’s name is almost synonymous with Yosemite and Tuolumne Meadows. He was a much beloved naturalist whose nature walks inspired millions to step off the asphalt and see the wild Yosemite few do. Unfortunately efforts to honor the longtime Yosemite icon by naming a peak in his honor have run into a bureaucratic quagmire.…
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Photo of the Day: Eastern Sierra in Black and White by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s Photo of the Day is a damn nice black and white of the Eastern Sierra that Edie shot on a recent trip. What makes it a great shots? The whites are white, the blacks are black, there’s great tonal range, nothing is blown out really bad, things are sharp, contrast is good and it’s…
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Man Rescued from Peak after Fall
[Yosemite Search and Rescue] and the [Mono County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue] team were called in to rescue an injured climber after he slipped and fell while traversing an ice field just outside the east entrance of Yosemite National Park. Tahoebonanza.com: “Kerry Knovak, 41, suffered a possible broken ankle after sliding about 20 feet at…