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  • Snowmen

    Here’s a pretty funny image I caught on the Yosemite Association webcam this afternoon in between bouts of cleaning.

  • Abhi Asks About Photography in Winter

    Reader Abhi wrote in to ask about photography in Winter. A few friends and I were keen to head out there to enjoy a different side of Yosemite and hopefully be able to take some good pictures. Trouble is, we’ve only been in the summer and can’t really find any recommendations for good places to…

  • Break Time is Over, Time for Some Emails

    Well, my week long hiatus is over and now it’s time to get busy and answer some reader email and I must say, there’s a lot. Thanks to everyone who sent in a question. I’ll try to answer them as best I can. Some will be posted and others you can look for in your…

  • Snowy Day in Yosemite

    Here’s a couple of really cool pics I happened to catch on the Yosemite Association webcams today.

  • Bush Requests Money To Study Restoring Hetch Hetchy

    President Bush has stuck $7 million into the budget to study the impact of removing O’Shaughnessy Dam and restoring Hetch Hetchy. Unfortunately not everyone looks like they’re happy about it. ScrippsNews: “This week, the administration slid the Hetch Hetchy study funds into its overall Interior Department budget proposal. If approved by Congress, the money would…

  • Kate Asks About Visiting The Park In March

    Kate writes in to ask: I’ve recently moved to the Bay Area and am contemplating a 2 night first-time-ever trip to Yosemite around March 25. A few quick questions I was hoping you could answer: will there be enough to do (hiking wise) without needing special gear? How warm need clothing be (My boyfriend will…

  • Waiting For the Firefall

    P2030559.jpg Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. If you’re an avid photographer then you’re probably familiar with Galen Rowell’s famous Firefall photo. Every February right about this time the sun is just right in the early evening to cast a read glow on a small waterfall on El Capitans eastern buttress causing it to turn a…

  • Yosemite Offering More Solitude

    Maybe you’ve notice or maybe you haven’t but visitation to the Park fell by 20% for 2006 as compared to 10 years ago giving visitors more breathing room and freedom to enjoy the natural beauty of the park. MercuryNews.com: “Fewer people visited Yosemite last year than at any time in the past 16 years, according…

  • New Easier To Use Reservation System Coming – But Still Reserve Your Site Early

    Big news! Reserving a camp site is getting even easier with a new website set to launch in early February. National Park Service: “On February 7, 2007, the National Park Reservation Service and the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS) will combine to provide enhanced reservation services in Yosemite National Park for both group and individual…

  • Something New

    Got a Mac? Want an easy way to read Yosemite Blog every day? Grab the widget! The widget works with OS X 10.4 or later and brings Yosemite Blog right to your desktop. Awesome!