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Photo of the Day: Bridalveil Fall by Jon Shiu
Jon Shiu sent in a couple of beautiful pictures for me to post but I lost them in the deluge of email until just now. The sad part is Jon was selling them at the Yosemite Renaissance Auction. What makes Jon’s photos fantastic isn’t just the image but the work he put into making the…
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Mailbag: 6 Tips for Your Next Trip, Map for Sale and Take My Photo Please!
At camp one of the things we looked forward to most was getting mail. So, to bring back some of that ol’ nostalgia, I’m reviving the mailbag tradition. Each week, that I have some, I’ll post your letters and comments so send me what you got! Kevin writes in: “I was surprised to read (6…
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User Capacity Symposium Summary
The park has just release the summary document of the Feb 2008 User Capacity Symposium. It was held in the middle of winter and it took 7 months to publish the results? Oh well, they are excellent. One of the better reports I’ve seen from a government agency. Here is the link http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/symposium.htm Kudos…
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Watch Out for that Tree!
It’s that time of year again when even the safety of a shady oak tree on a warm summer day may not be the place you want to be standing. What am I talking about? Limb drop. It seems oak trees draw a lot of water into their limbs on hot days which can cause…
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Photo of the Day: Taft Point by Joe S.
Well I finally have some free time to find and get a Photo of the Day up and let me tell you, it was hard to pick which one. There are so many beautiful shots showing up recently it’s not an easy task. Today’s shot comes to us from Joe S. (aka my.name.is.joe) on Flickr…
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6 Ways to Make Your Next Trip to Yosemite Better
I meet a lot of people who are vacationing in Yosemite for their first time and I’m always amazed by the level of disappointment they feel with their vacation. With that in mind I came up with 6 things that’ll help make your Yosemite vacation better. 1. Visit in the off season. 9 out of…
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Yosemite Jobs: Field Manager – Bureau of Land Management
Here’s a job outside of Yosemite in beautiful Bishop, one of my favorite places to visit in the eastern Sierra. There’s tons of hiking, backpacking, fishing, photography, mountain biking and whatever other recreational activity you like to do in Bishop so it’s an awesome opportunity. For this job you do need to have some government…
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Photo of the Day Double-Shot: Milky Way by Don Van Dyke and Exit Yosemite by Fintlandia
Since I got busy with the kids last night and before I knew it bedtime was here I didn’t get to post a Photo of the Day. To make up for it I’ve got 2 awesome photos today. The first photo comes to us from Don Van Dyke who took this really awesome shot of…
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Jobs in Yosemite: Volunteer Coordinator Assistant
Volunteer Coordinator Assistant (OA) SALARY RANGE: 36,822.00 – 47,864.00 USD per year OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, August 21, 2008 to Friday, September 05, 2008 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0303-07 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Career/Career Conditional PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 07 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy – Yosemite, CA WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: National Park Service employees JOB SUMMARY: Experience Your America and build a…
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Superintendent Tollefson Stepping Down to Join Yosemite Fund
Mike Tollefson who has been the Superintendent of Yosemite for the last 6 years is stepping down to become president of the Yosemite Fund, a nonprofit agency that raises money for the park. Tollefson has been the instrumental force in accomplishing a number of the improvements you see in the park and will be a…