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  • How the Big Meadow Fire Got It’s Start (video)

    Someone on NPS Fire happened to have a video camera the day they were setting the Big Meadow Fire and later efforts to get the fire back under control. Or at least it looks like that’s what’s happening. There’s no time stamp or audio on the video so it’s hard to tell. Pretty cool video…

  • Flare up!

    Wow the air quality cam is taking some pretty impressive shots of the fire as dawn is starting to break. Click the image for a slightly bigger size. That’s some flare up.

  • Big Meadow Fire Continuing to Grow

    The Big Meadow fire is continuing to grow with flames now visible on the air quality webcam. Wow! You can see where it’s been and where it is now. Pretty impressive. Going to watch this all day.

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-27

    Good morning! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information about Yosemite National Park # Articles and photos are posted daily at http://www.yosemiteblog.com # @THEYosemiteBlog Photo doesn't do it justice–was super spectacular to see! The turnouts with views all had cars in (cont) http://tl.gd/egbr # @HotelCharlotte Nothing yet. in reply to HotelCharlotte # Highway 140…

  • Big Meadow Fire Scorches 2200 Acres – Only 10% Contained

    The Big Meadow Fire has grown to 2,200 acres. No homes have been lost in the blaze but residents of Foresta and campers in the Crane Flat Campground were evacuated as a precaution. Foresta, Highway 120 and Crane Flat are closed indefinitely. Currently 500 firefighters, three helicopters, four air tankers, and 24 engines from Mariposa…

  • Exclusive! Ahwahnee Rock Slide Photos by Maggie Rentz

    Here are 5 photos sent in from Maggie Rentz who happened to be at the Ahwahnee at the time of the rock slide yesterday afternoon. Click on the images for larger versions. Wow! Maggie says, “My boyfriend and I were visiting Yosemite for the first time, and on our way out decided to ride through…

  • Follow Our News Updates On Twitter

    We’re posting a lot of stuff to Twitter and retweeting information as it comes our way. Twitter is a great way to keep up with what’s going on in the park. For fast breaking news and updates throughout the day add us today: @TheYosemiteBlog

  • Foresta Evacuated – Second Fire Now Burning

    Image courtesy Yosemiter.com Just got some breaking news: Foresta has been evacuated. There are also reports of a second fire burning in the park, possibly a spot fire from the larger Big Oak Flat Road (Big Meadow) fire. You can see both fires burning on the NPS Air Quality Webcam.

  • Man Saves Hiker From Plunging Off Half Dome

    You may remember back a few week ago when an afternoon storm brought rain and hail to Yosemite. It was a dangerous time to be out walking on the slick, wet granite. That day claimed one life and almost another had it not been for the quick thinking and selfless actions of a 60 year…

  • Got Photo or Video of the Ahwahnee Slide or Big Oak Flat Road Fire?

    If you’ve got photos or video of the Big Oak Flat Road fire or the Ahwahnee Rockslide and you’d like to share them you can email me the photos or video or a link if you have them hosted online. Be sure to send your Web site’s URL so I can properly attribute them to…