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Missing Person By Vernal Fall Footbridge
The National Park Service in Yosemite is looking for anyone who may have seen or have information regarding Katrin Lehmann who was last seen below the Vernal Fall footbridge where she fell into the Merced River. Ms. Lehman is 31 years old, 6 foot tall, 150 pounds with light brown hair and brown eyes. Lehman…
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Photo of the Day by Jason Armstrong
Jason Armstrong didn’t give this photo a title when he posted it to Flickr but I can think of about a dozen things to call it. “Nice”, “Sweet”, “Beautiful shot”, “Fantastico!” and “Awesome” just to name a few. There’s one thing to call it that fits more than any other though, Photo of the Day.…
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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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Photo of the Day: Mist Rainbow from Bridalveil Falls by Marc Crumpler
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from a long time friend of Yosemite Blog, Marc Crumpler. Marc said he would have liked to have used his ND filter but there was too much mist from the Fall (Bridalveil) so he just did a quick shot with the CP. I think it came out…
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Cables Up on Half Dome
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, the cables are now up on Half Dome. Grab your gloves, some water and line up! National Park Service: “The cables allowing trail access for hikers to the summit of Half Dome are up and open for the season today, May 15, 2009. The Half Dome hike is…
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I’m Not a Slacker
You may think that because I haven’t been posting much while on my vacation I’ve been slacking, well not so! One need merely to take a look at the What’s New page to see all the interesting pages I’ve been adding over the past few days. If you feel there’s a topic we should cover…
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Reader Feedback from Gloria Garrett
Gloria Garrett called and left this message on the Yosemite Blog tip line. “Hi this is Gloria Garrett and I’m not sure if you’re the person who is responsible for picking the Photo of the Day but if you are I was calling to say thank you because you chose my picture for the May…
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Airports Near Yosemite
The majority of the visitors to Yosemite arrive in California via airplane before renting a car or RV and driving to the park. So what airports are close to Yosemite? It’s not easy to tell when you’re booking your flight online. Here’s a quick list that should help you out some. Remember if you’re staying…
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Photography
It doesn’t take much to get into photography. A camera, a couple minutes spent reading the manual for your camera, and then a lot of time to practice with your camera. Photography and Yosemite seem to go hand in hand. Every time you turn a corner there’s another beautiful picture just waiting for someone to…
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Bird Watching
Birds usually find me before I find them but if you’re into bird watching, Yosemite is a place that can’t be beat. Yosemite is home to over 150 species of migratory birds as well as another 75 species of transient birds. If you’re into raptors there have been known sightings of Red Tailed Hawks (Chicken…