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  • Some Yosemite Camps To Remain Closed

    Here’s another article on the Yosemite High Sierra Camps Closures. Press Telegram: “The heavy snow dumped on the Sierra Nevada this winter is going to keep some of Yosemite National Park’s popular high country campgrounds closed for the summer, park officials said. Although the park’s crew managed to cut through enough snow to predict the…

  • Yosemite Open House

    MyMotherLode.com: “Yosemite National Park will be giving the public an opportunity to find out the latest on a number of ongoing projects. An open house is scheduled for June 29th from 2 to 6 PM at the Valley Visitors Center Auditorium in Yosemite Valley. Projects to be discussed are the center’s exhibit hall, the South…

  • High Sierra Camps To Remain Closed. Tioga Pass Opens Friday.

    An inside source has revealed that High Sierra camps will not be opening this year due to the very high snow pack. In agreement with NPS at Yosemite, they (DNC) have decided that it would not be financially feasible because the infrastructure required to open camps would not be in place until late August, and…

  • Dan Mitchell:A most ‘excellent’ photographer

    Dan Mitchell’s a great guy and he lent me this awesome picture of Cathedral Peak for Yosemite Blog and I can’t say ‘thank you’ enough. But Dan’s got more than this shot up at his website, Dan Mitchell.org. There’s tons and tons of beautiful photos of Yosemite if you’ve got a few minutes to spare.…

  • First Tourist Visitors to Yo Semite, by James M. Hutchings (1888)

    The 27th marks the 150th anniversary of the first tourist party, led by James Mason Hutchings, to Yosemite and there’s a copy of the story online. Hutchings: “Believe me there is an indescribable charm steals over the heart when wandering among the untrodden fastnesses of the mountains for the first time, especially under circumstances similar…

  • Half Dome Cables Are Up

    Since I, myself, was in the High Sierra enjoying a winters storm, high winds, and a bear in my camp (more on that later) I didn’t get the chance to tell everyone, the Half Dome cables are up. Remember, The trail to the Dome is closed during the week at the shoulder for trail work…

  • Trekking For A Cause

    Picked this one up from over at theThe Sentinel in Hanford California. The Sentinel: “Vacationers on their way to Yosemite this week might have seen a kid in a bright orange T-shirt walking the shoulder of Highway 41, hiking staff in hand, limping slightly and singing to himself. A homeless teenager? A mental patient, maybe?…

  • Returning To Yosemite

    Stockton Record: “When I was a young child just beginning to walk, my parents took me to this special place where I learned the songs of the birds and the waterfalls, and the wind that blew mist into the air that created rainbows. I remember the intense feeling of comfort, as all of nature sang,…

  • Half Dome

    half dome Originally uploaded by dosbears. You like this? I do. David Preston took this awesome shot of Half Dome as clouds were breaking for some tryly unique photos. There’s a lot more where this came from so be sure to check out the rest of his photos on Flickr. Truly fantastic. Thanks again for…

  • Talking About Hetch Hetchy

    Several thoughts on the whole Hetch Hetchy thing. Hetch Hetchy is almost 100 years old now. It was built at a time when there were no earthquake or building standards like today. Don Pedro holds more than enough water and generates quite a bit of electricity. The water wouldn’t also have to be pumped up…