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  • Photo of the Day: Yosemite Falls at Night by Edie Howe-Byrne

    We’re starting off the week before the big Memorial Day weekend with an awesome night shot from Edie. All I’m going to say is “WOW!” Very nice Edie. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne via Little Red Tent.net.

  • North and Southside Drives to Reopen Memorial Day Weekend

    Beginning Memorial Day weekend North and Southside Drives will return to their normal one way traffic patterns. The El Capitan crossover and bridge will also reopen to traffic.

  • Tioga Road to Open and Some Tips for the Memorial Day Weekend

    The Tioga Road will open to traffic this Wednesday just in time for Memorial Day. Here’s the official word from the National Park Service plus some tips for visitors headed into the park over the Memorial dayweekend. Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Tioga Road will open for the season on…

  • Hot Weather Brings Warnings From Officials

    An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Sierra Nevada. If you plan to be out doors drink lots of water early an watch for dehydration. If you can try to stay inside and out of the sun. If you plan on hiking watch for swift moving water and…

  • Photo of the Day: Yosemite Falls and Sierra by Joe Powell

    Joe Powell posted 2 really great photos (here’s the other) and I had a really hard time choosing which would be today’s Photo of the Day but in the end I really liked how the horizontal framing created a feeling of openness and space. Great shot Joe. Nicely done. Photo by Joe Powell via Flickr.

  • Photo of the Day: Firefall by Edie Howe-Byrne

    Edie took this cool shot last night as a fire on the North rim of the Valley dropped sparks and embers down the cliff by Royal Arches. It was so great that it had to be Photo of the Day. I think this is my current favorite photo up on Flickr. Excellent work Edie. Class…

  • Snowshoeing in Yosemite: Dewey Point – Random Curiosity

    Here’s a great story David, one of the regulars around here, blogged about his recent trip to Yosemite to get one last snowshoe trip in before Badger Pass closed for the season. I’ll let David take it from here. Be sure to head over to his blog and his Flickr photo stream to read the…

  • The $385 Shower by Carol Ouzounian

    Here’s a story sent to us from reader Carol Ouzounian. She calls it “The $385 Shower”. After five days of camping in North Pines in my little tent with my 4 month old Labrador retreiver, Half-Dome Jake, I was desperate for a shower and a wonderful meal and a soft bed. (Ahhh,I know, what a…

  • New Travel Channel Show Highlighting Yosemite Debuts This Week

    A new Travel Channel show on Yosemite is making it’s debut this week with 3 showings that you’re not going to want to miss (although I already missed Sunday’s showing so I’m going to have to set the TiVo to catch the Thursday night showing). NPS: “‘Yosemite- America’s Treasure’ will debut on the Travel Channel…

  • Warmer Weather On The Way

    The National Weather Service has issued a high stream warning for the Sierra Nevada as a high pressure moves into the area bringing with it warmer temperatures. “A TRANSITION FROM SEASONAL WEATHER TO MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL WEATHER WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK AS A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WEST. THIS CHANGE…