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  • Reader Tony Asks About RV Camping in Yosemite

    Tony wrote in to ask: “How much does an rv park cost per night? What are the best options in your opinion.” Thanks for the email, Tony. I’m not really sure since I haven’t been RV camping since I was a kid but I believe it’s the same US$20 per night that tent camping is.…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-07-31

    Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from YosemiteBlog.com # A fire along the Tuolumne has smoke visible all over the park and has been creating a tall smoke plume. http://bit.ly/CRVrB # Today's forecast is for a temp around 95F and very dry. Possible afternoon thunderstorms. Not what fire crews need…

  • Wildcat Fire Location on Google Maps

    View Larger Map I know many visitors are curious exactly where the Wildcat Fire is located in Yosemite. It’s currently burning between Pate Valley and Whaterwheel Falls along Return Creek and the Tuolumne River. The maps in Google Maps for the area is pretty good but the photo isn’t that great so here a photo…

  • Lightning Sparks fire Along Tuolumne

    Union Democrat: A fire in Yosemite National Park’s rugged Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, in Tuolumne County, was sparked by lightning Wednesday night. By noon on Thursday, the fire had spread to 303 acres, Yosemite officials said. The fire, dubbed the Wildcat Fire, is burning on the north side of the Tuolumne River, between…

  • Vacation

    School will start soon and my wife will be back at work so we’re taking the next couple of days to spend some quality family time together. Posting and twittering will be light but we’ll return to our normal schedule next week. Thanks for reading Yosemite Blog! We appreciate everyone who visits our site and…

  • Morning Shot

    Digital cameras have done one thing, they’ve made everyone a photographer. Unfortunately, they’re all trying to get the same shot (usually one they saw in a book at Barnes and Noble). Sathish has his own ideas and is not afraid to pursue them. Today’s Morning Shot is a beautiful HDR Sathish made from 5 images…

  • Send Us Your Stuff

    Hey all you NPS and DNC employees and not to forget local businesses. Did you see something interesting in the park? Grab a photo of it with your phone? Is your business having a noteworthy event that you would like to tell everyone (yosemite community and visitors alike) about? If you’ve got news we want…

  • Morning Shot July 24 2009

    Today’s beautiful Morning Shot by Alan Grinberg. Check out Alan’s photos at AlanGrinberg.com Today’s Weather: HOT – but cooler than last week at this time. Highs in the mid-90’s. Overnight lows around 65F. Chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. If you’re headed up to the high country expect it to be 10-15 degrees cooler with…

  • Photo of the Day: Sunrise on Young Lake by Sathish

    So we started the morning with the Morning Shot from Sathish and we’re ending it with an evening shot from Sathish as the Photo of the Day. This beautiful shot is titled Sunset on Young Lake and is a fitting counterpart to this morning’s Sunrise on Young Lake. To me the two kind of tell…

  • Yosemite Visitor Rescued From TIny, Tiny Ledge

    They say, “what goes up, must come down” unfortunately sometimes getting down requires the aid of a helicopter, 3 bolts, long ropes and a team Search and Rescue personell. National Parks Traveler: Park dispatch received a cell phone call from climber Daniel Susman around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15th, in which Susman reported that…