Search results for: “Tioga Pass”
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What’s In Store for Memorial Day
With Memorial Day fast approaching you might want to rethink your plans to visit the park if you haven’t already scored the elusive campsite or hotel reservation. Lodging Traffic is expected to be at an all time high as visitation has been up the last few months as people have been searching for “pocket-book friendly”…
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Tuolumne – Wild & Scenic River
The Tuolumne River Plan is in review and should be completed in 2008. When we hike Half Dome, we cross the Merced River and unless we travel up north we rarely see it. To see the actual Tuolumne River, you have to do some hiking, park along the Tioga Road, or drive to Hetch Hetchy…
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Kai’s First Trip to Yosemite: Will I find a campground to stay in?
Kai writes in: I have a friend visiting soon and we wish to visit Yosemite during the first weekend of August. We’re looking to camp and I know it’s busy during summer, the problem is it seems like all the campgrounds are fully booked, but that’ll be the only time available as my friend will…
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Fire. It’s a Natural Thing
Carol from Indiana writes in to ask: “What’s happening in the high country behind half dome? On the live web cam from yosemite.org , from Sentinal Dome, there’s smoke rising. I thought I saw it yesterday, and now it’s even bigger. Is it another prescribed burn or something worse.” Well Carol there are a number…
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Spring Plowing Update
Tioga road progress Ending location: At South Fork Bridge Snow depth: 8 Feet Very heavy snow pack, encountered 8 trees with average size of 18-24 inches. We are now at the first avalanche zone. We are expecting to plow through this first zone early in the morning. If the temps go up considerably, crews may…
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More Trip Planning: Hiking, Camping, and Fishing In Yosemite
Craig from Tennessee writes: I visited Yosemite a few years ago and was amazed. I went with a buddy and our time was kind of pressed. We hiked through the Mariposa Grove and camped in the Valley for two nights. I had a great time and really enjoyed the trip, just wish we could have…
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Come See The Fire
Passed by the Gin Flat Prescribed Burn on my way to the Flickr Yosemite Group meetup this morning at 4:30 am. I must say, it’s the most amazing thing you’ll ever see. The burn is right along Highway 120/Tioga Road and is almost a mile and a half long. The road isn’t blocked so you…
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Lembert Dome
Lembert Dome Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. It was a great weekend to get away and with the opening of the Tioga Road I couldn’t resist. Got lots of beautiful shots. The entrance line to the park was insane! I’ve never seen it so long. We stopped just outside the 120 entrance just inside the…
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Cleaning Up The Mess
Yosemite Road crews are hard at work cleaning up this rockslide near Ohlmsted Point on the Tioga Road (Hwy. 120). If this is the rock I’m thinking it is, my wife and I have been wondering for a while now when it’s going to come down. The Tioga Road, from Crane Flat to Mono Lake,…
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Snow Plowing Report May 3rd 2005
NPS snow plowing progress for May 3rd, 2005 for the Tioga, Glacier Point, and Badger Pass roads. Tioga Road Starting location: 10.6 miles from Crane Flat Gate Ending Location: 11.9 miles from Crane Flat Gate Distance plowed today: 1.3 miles Snow depth: 12 feet Glacier Point Road Update for May 2 Starting Location: 2.5 miles…