Search results for: “Tuolumne Lodge”
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A Reader Question About Cameras Along 120
Karl, one of the longtime readers, writes in with a very interesting question: “Do you know anything about the video camera’s lining 120? I only have seen them in Tuolumne, but that may because I only have been in Tuolumne. There are two in front of the store looking both directions, one in front of…
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Tioga Slated To Open This Weekend
I know a couple of you have been eagerly waiting so here it is, Tioga Pass will open this weekend to through traffic. NPS: Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Tioga Road (Highway 120 East through Yosemite National Park) will open for the season on June 17, 2006 at 8 a.m.…
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High Sierra Camps To Remain Closed. Tioga Pass Opens Friday.
An inside source has revealed that High Sierra camps will not be opening this year due to the very high snow pack. In agreement with NPS at Yosemite, they (DNC) have decided that it would not be financially feasible because the infrastructure required to open camps would not be in place until late August, and…
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Bring Your Dog to Yosemite, Really It’s OK
I love my dogs and there were many a time they would accompany me on hikes up and down the Sierra. They loved it as much as I did. Just because you’re going to Yosemite doesn’t mean you have to leave them at home. There are plenty of places they are allowed in Yosemite. So…
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Where to Find Fall Color in Yosemite
As a lifelong resident of California I can tell you we only have 2 seasons: summer and winter. While much of the United States enjoys the changing of the leaves we have a brief window of a few weeks where the leaves change and then they’re gone. Unfortunately there’s no way to pinpoint a date…
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Fire Updates July 6, 2015
New lightning caused fires: It’s a hot, dry summer and the fire danger is extermely high in the Sierra. Several fires were spawned by last weeks thunderstorms and are now being actively monitored. Most of the fires are small; single tree strikes that amount to less than a tenth of an acre. The fires are…
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A Little History About the Yosemite Grant Act (and Some Fun Things to Do)
You’ve probably figured out that this year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Yosemite Grant Act. You haven’t you say? Well! Let me explain it to you then.
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Rim Fire Update and Road Openings
The Rim Fire is continuing to burn in the Yosemite and Emigrant Wilderness and in the Stanislaus National Forest. Here’s the latest on what’s open and what’s closed and some advisories if you’re traveling in the area.
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Yosemite Road and Trail Closure Update
The Rim Fire is 80% contained but there’s still a lot of Northern Yosemite that’s closed.
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Rim Fire Burning Towards Tioga Road
The fire is continuing to burn towards the Tioga Road which is now closed to support fire suppression efforts.