Search results for: “We”
-
Photo of the Day: Jeffrey Pine and Half Dome by Forrest Pangborn
Today’s Photo of the Day is an awesome shot of Half Dome from Forrest Pangborn who tagged his photo with YosemiteBlog on Flickr. Tagging your photos with certain keywords is a great way to get your stuff noticed. I have searches setup for YosemiteBlog, Yosemiteblog.com and Yosemiteblogcom so if you tag your photos with any…
-
Photo of the Day: El Cap and the Merced by Steve Ryan
Today’s Photo of the Day is a really awesome shot of El Cap and it’s reflection in the Merced River by Steve Ryan. Awesome shot Steve! Photo by Steve Ryan via Flickr.
-
Tioga Road Ready?
Nothing is confirmed. This is just my opinion. Administrative traffic is being allowed through on the Tioga Road. I’m betting it opens Friday. Just in time for Memorial Day. This is just my opinion. I have heard nothing.
-
Chris Asks: Where’s Good Fishing in Yosemite This Time of Year
Chris writes in: I was hoping to get some early season flyfishing in. I will be backpacking with some friends in Yosemite in a few weeks (Probably the 23rd of May to the 26th or so). I know that east of Hetch Hetchy, the Tuolomne is way too fast for any fishing. How about fishing…
-
Backpacking With Baby. Yes You Can!
Being the parent of a pre-toddler and an outdoorsman I’m already planning our first trip with the new addition. Here’s a cool article I stumbled across in USA Today about backpacking with baby. Pretty cool! USATODAY.com: “My husband, Stephen, and I stopped to chat with them. It was our fourth Yosemite trip of the year,…
-
Cables – just days away from “UP”
Half Dome cables A Ranger on the John Muir Trail told me that the plan is to have crews installing the poles and 2×4″ boards on Wednesday to hopefully have them in place by Thursday. Let the hiking begin! Call the park to confirm. Rick D. www.HikeHalfDome.com
-
Construction Begins on New Bridges on 140
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close State Route 140/Ferguson Rockslide Bypass (Incline Road) in Mariposa County to through traffic in one hour intervals. Accumulated traffic will be allowed to go through the closure at the top of the hour; i.e.: 12:00 a.m. (midnight), 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. Work…
-
Tioga Pass Plowing progress report
http://tenaya.ucsd.edu/tioga/ http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm Tioga Road progress for May 8, 2008 Ending Location: Tioga Pass Average Snow depth: 6 feet (8 to 9 feet at Tioga Pass parking lots) Snow removal operations continue, including widening Tioga Road and working on utility roads and spur roads. Four avalanche zones remain. There is no estimated opening date for the…
-
Current Park Trail Conditions for May 9th 2008
The John Muir Trail between Clark Point and the top of Nevada Fall is closed for the winter. The Mist Trail to Nevada and Vernal Fall is open. The Four Mile Trail is closed for the winter just below Union Point. No expected opening date at this time. The Half Dome cables are down for…
-
School Buses Crash in Yosemite
Just got this from the National Park Service. Two school buses from Yolo Middle School in Newman collided in a rear end collision about a mile north of the El Portal Road/Big Oak Flat Road intersection. Forty children were on board the two buses. Injuries are being described as minor to moderate. The children were…