Search results for: “Tioga Pass”
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Road Trip Report: Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Patriarch Grove.
Yesterday morning I headed east on 120 over [Tioga Pass]; destination the [Patriarch Grove] in the Ancient Bristlecone Pines of the White Mountains, east of Big Pine, CA. I arrived at about 3pm, paid my $2.50 entrance fee at the visitor’s center, and headed down the 12 mile dirt road to the Patriarch Grove. It…
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No More Snow
I grabbed this shot from the UCSD webam in Tioga Pass. It’s amazing how fast the snow came and went. There’s still a little bit left. I’m ready for an early winter myself.
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Important Weather Info: Snow Expected This Weekend
Just checked the weather. Looks like there’s a strong chance for early season SNOW above 8,000 ft. this weekend. This is the earliest I’ve seen snow in a while. Plan accordingly if you’re going backpacking or plan to traverse the Sierra via Tioga Pass.
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Remembering
Our deepest sympathies to those who lost friends and family 6 years ago this day and to the families who have lost loved ones in the 2 wars since. I’m sorry that it took your loss to bring about change and make this nation as a people stronger. I hope we can bring the rest…
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October Color, Not in Yosemite
Lots of people have been writing in to ask me “What’s Yosemite like in October?” Well…brown. Oh sure there’s a lot of plants that turn rich yellows and oranges but unfortunately it never makes a large display of color. Mostly everything is brown. But, good news! With just a short drive over Tioga Pass you…
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Can You Find Me?
A few years ago my wife and I were camping just over Tioga Pass. She happened to pull out the camera and snap a pic of me in my Jeep with my 2 dogs. I then posted that photo on Flickr. Much to my surprise I was contacted a few weeks ago and asked permission…
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Can’t Get a Room in Yosemite? There’s Plenty to do in Tuolumne Meadows.
Charlie writes in: We’re going to be in Yosemite on the week beginning Sunday 9th September for around three nights.We booked accommodation in Tuolumne Meadows, probably not quite realising how far it is to the valley. However there seems to be no bookable accommdation available at the main Valley places that I know (North Pines,…
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Will My Cell Phone Work in Yosemite?
Paul writes in to ask: My wife and I are buying our first house. We’re planning on camping at Upper Pines on the Friday August 10th. Will I be able receive and make phone calls on my cell phone while in Yosemite? Well Paul that’s a tricky question and not to sound ambiguous but it’s…
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Thank You Yosemite Blog Visitors
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who stopped by last month. It seems June was the busiest month ever for Yosemite Blog. We had 21,829 visitors stop by to check out the site. What’s neat is over 10,000 of those visitors came from unique IP addresses making a lot of them…
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Road Conditions
Glacier Point road is open. Tioga Pass road has been plowed but is undergoing maintenance before it can open to traffic.