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Tom has a little insider info he posted over at his site. Looke like they’re working their butts off to get 140 open. Yosemite Explorer: This is just the first word from Kenny Karst, the DNC public relations guy, after a conference call with CalTrans and others involved. CalTrans has announced that they HOPE to…

If you’ve got a tent and are looking to get a little off the beaten track then this one is for you. The Yosemite Creek and Porcupine Flat campground, accessible to tent campers only, are now open for the season. There’s some pretty awesome sites in both campgrounds and they’re just minutes from the Valley.

Any of the anglers out there up for a little road trip? Check this out. sgvtribune.com: Trout weighing up to seven pounds will be released into the Kern River this summer. The Department of Fish and Game will release 1,000 trout weighing between four and seven pounds into the Sierra river. The larger fish are…

If you haven’t voted in the poll then now is your chance. I’m leaving it up through the end of July because it’s a great question. So far it’s tied with 35.5% voting Yes and 35.5% Undecided. Only 28.8% think highway 140 is fine like it is. If you want to leave a comment there’s…

P7083077.JPG Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. If you’ve never been hiking in Yosemite before and are planning to visit the park then you’re likely to see something like this. In areas where there’s a lot of granite the trails are often marked with rocks. It’s a great low impact way to mark the trail. Thanks…

Portions of the Tuolumne Meadows Campground have opened for the season and are available on a first come first serve basis. Reservations for campsites are expected to be accepted by the end of the week.

“At 6:52 pm on July 10, 1996 two rock masses totaling roughly 30 thousand cubic meters fell from the cliff between Washburn Point and Glacier Point. The rock masses slid along a steeply inclined plane before free-falling 500 m to the talus below, hitting the talus slope 13.6 seconds apart; their separate impacts were recorded…

There are 3 things you need to be sure you bring with you to Yosemite. Water. The current forecast calls for high temperatures over the next week and it’s very easy to become dehydrated while hiking. Sunblock. Whenever you’re outdoors it’s a good idea to use sunblock but it’s more important when you journey into…

David wrote in to ask: Each winter, I organize a group of 40-something guys (between four and ten of us) on a winter hike. For the past 10 years we’ve been doing this in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, always with a guide service to help us deal with equipment and emergencies. But this past Spring…

Yosemite is famous the world over for it’s big wall climbing and for years has been the mecca of climbing enthusiasts. Here’s an article from one such enthusiast in South Africa who made the trip just to get his share of the glory. IOL: “Fingerlocks, laybacks and jamming were the order of the day until…