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  • Inspiration from Flickr

    Since I arrived in Yosemite 2 and a half years ago, I’ve paid particular attention to Flickr.com as a source of information and inspiration for prospective images. There are several Flickr members that inspire me; Paige Falk, Buck Forester, G Dan Mitchell to name a few. It was Buck’s image of Temple Crag that lead…

  • Secret Yosemite – DVD

    I just bought the DVD of the National Geographic show “Secret Yosemite”. It was broadcast this summer and is now available from the usual video outlets.  I recommend it for all us Half Dome groupies. My only complaint is the narrator they used. He tries to sound like James Earl Jones (Darth Vader) and over…

  • Sierra Nevada; Temple Crag

    Yosemite National Park does not hold a monopoly on beauty in the Sierra Nevada range. This glacier-fed lake is a relatively short hike from the trailhead near Big Pine, CA. This is in the John Muir Wilderness. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne via Flickr. Technorati Tags: SierraNevada

  • Photo of the Day: Lone Tree, Half Dome in Cloud by Kit Ng

    Today’s Photo of the Day is an awesome black and white from Kit Ng of Half Dome wrapped in clouds. What a fabulous shot. Very nice Kit. Photo by Kit Ng via Flickr. Technorati Tags: California, photo of the day, photography, travel, vacation, yosemite, yosemite valley

  • Small Quake Shakes Yosemite

    Looks like it’s “[earthquake weather]” as a much smaller, but still noticeable, [earthquake] shook Yosemite Valley today. No damage was reported. For more information you can check out the California Recent Earthquakes page from the US Geological Survey. Technorati Tags: California, nature, geology, earthquake

  • Man Rescued from Peak after Fall

    [Yosemite Search and Rescue] and the [Mono County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue] team were called in to rescue an injured climber after he slipped and fell while traversing an ice field just outside the east entrance of Yosemite National Park. Tahoebonanza.com: “Kerry Knovak, 41, suffered a possible broken ankle after sliding about 20 feet at…

  • Photo of the Day: iPhone atop Half Dome! by Min Liu

    Every-so-often I come a cross a photo in my search for Photo of the Day that makes me smile. Today’s Photo of the Day comes from Min Liu who took her Apple iPhone hiking with her to the top of Half Dome. Min says: “I got full reception atop Half Dome in Yosemite “no reception”…

  • Fall Colors Drawing Crowds to Yosemite

    Pooja Aggarwal at the Beyond Here blog took the short drive up to Yosemite from the Bay Area to see the fall colors and did an awesome write-up of his trip. Beyond Here: We set off early morning (5 am – I absolutely insisted we leave early) and were inside the park by 9 am.…

  • Earthquake!

    We just had an earthquake; Loyd IM’d me as I was IMing a friend in Florida with the same message: “Earthquake!” As always, Loyd was Johnny-on-the -spot with this link: http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/122-37.html He thought it was about 7, but it turns out to be about 5.6. Now, back to your regularly scheduled Yosemiteblog, now in progress.…

  • A Pat on the Back

    Carol writes in: Dear Loyd: I love Yosemite blog and I love the new contributions you’ve been making, as well as adding new people to contribute. It really makes the site exciting to visit. Checking in with your blog is part of my daily routine–at least two or three times a day–and it makes me…