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  • Yosemite Chapel Celebrating 130 Years

    The Yosemite Chapel, located in Yosemite Valley, will be celebrating its 130th anniversary this Sunday, June 7. This date is purportedly the actual date that services were first held in 1879. The Yosemite Chapel is the oldest structure in Yosemite Valley. It was originally constructed along the south side of the road near the base…

  • Video: Mist Trail to Vernal Fall by Debfunstuff

    Debfunstuff posted this video on YouTube of the Merced River and the Mist Trail. There’s still a lot of water coming down from the high country. The video gives you a pretty good idea why divers haven’t been able to get back in the river to look for signs of Katrin Lehmann who has been…

  • Play It Safe – Save Half Dome Until Your Next Trip to Yosemite

    Although it can be a “once in a lifetime chance” for some people, remember there is more to Yosemite than just hiking to the top of Half Dome and with the unstable air and thunder storms that are expected to last through the end of the week, you might want to choose to see some…

  • Photo of the Day: Sunset from Smith Peak looking at Hetch Hetchy by Dave Couch

    I’d like to thank everyone who have been kind enough to send in their sunset photos since last weeks post on where the best spots to take sunset photos are in Yosemite. This weeks first Photo of the Day is one such photo and comes to us from Dave Couch. This is a location I…

  • Want to Visit Yosemite for Free? SURE!

    In an effort to encourage people to visit our national parks the National Park Service will allow visitors free entry during three weekends this summer. The free weekends will be in June, July and August and apply to all 391 national parks The free weekends are June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16. So get…

  • A Glimpse at the Yosemite of the Past

    Dane sent me a link this weekend via Twitter to this really interesting film real from the 1940’s. Yes, they used to feed bears by hand and would have nightly shows at the garbage dump with dozens of bears clambering for garbage so tourists could see. Thanks, Dane.

  • Got Plans Tuesday?

    Got plans Tuesday night? If you’re in Sacramento (California) head over to REI on Expo Parkway to see Shelton Johnson shares the history of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite. If you’ve never caught Shelton speaking about the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite then set the TiVo, grab the kids and head on over to REI. You’re…

  • More Lightning Sparked Fires in Yosemite

    Wilderness Zone: Dark Hole Fire (37 50.721 X 119 36.633, Mariposa County) started May 26. This lightning-caused fire is located near the Yosemite Creek Campground access road and is currently approximately 1/10th of an acre. It is being managed for multiple objectives, including resource benefit, smoke considerations, and cost effectiveness. This fire is smoldering in…

  • Karla with a K asks about Sunset Photography

    Karla wrote in to ask a question about my response to Primoz’s email. She asks, “Is Glacier point the best spot to observe/photograph sunsets? Where else would you recommend and what time for sunsets in mid-June?” Thanks for the email. It really depends what you want to see. Pretty much you want to try to…

  • Photo of the Day: Yosemite – Memorial Day 2009 by joebakerdc

    I wasn’t really sure I was going to post a Photo of the Day today because I couldn’t find anything that really hit me, then I came across this awesome photo from last weekend by joebakerdc on Flickr. Everytime I look at it I keep thinking to mysel, “Holy crap! That’s one awesome photo.” Nice…