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Smoky Half Dome Originally uploaded by pmeidinger. An awesome picture from over at Flickr of Half Dome with a small fire that was started along the western base in late July of 2002. The photo is great at full size. The detail in Half Dome and the surrounding topography is fabulous. You can even see…

It’s not for certain whether Lafayettte Bunnell was the first non-indiginous person to visit Yosemite Valley or not, one thing is for certain though, Bunnell is responsible for naming much of the Valley with the names we still use today. He also went to great lengths to explore the Valley and record what he found…

I just added something fun to the site. If you’ll look over in the right hand column, just below the google ads and the search you’ll notice there’s now a poll. Every Sunday night I’ll make a new question and post the results from the previous weeks question to the blog. This weeks question: What…

Yosemite Firefall: “At 9:00 each evening in Camp Curry, the crowd which had gathered for the nightly campfire program, would fall silent. A man would call out to the top of Glacier Point ‘Let the Fire Fall!’, and a faint reply could be heard from the top of the mountain. Then a great bonfire of…

Here’s some great advice for kids, and adults alike. If you get lost in the woods or seperated from your parents sit down and hug a tree. Let the rescuers come to you. Antelope Valley Press: “Members of the Antelope Valley Search and Rescue Team had a clear message for Westwind Elementary School students who…

The Sacramento Bee: “‘Yosemite just comes alive in the spring,’ says Dave Bengston, 44, who has climbed El Capitan 48 times and logged over 1,000 hours on Yosemite rock. ‘All the plants and animals are moving into the growing season. Although there can still be a bit of water on the north-facing cliffs, there’s such…

Here’s an awesome way to preserve a memory of Yosemite and an even awesomer story. You must read. My wife and I hiked here on Saturday, August 23, 2003. We planned on camping near the falls, but those plans changed a bit. We hiked to the falls, which at that point in the summer was…

Not many people realize but almost all Yosemite’s rivers and streams are open for fishing although you may find catching a little more difficult. Fly fishing is just as fun for women and kids as it is for men. In fact, most women will probably find themselves better at it then their male counterparts. The…

Yosemite has long been felt as the “heart” of big wall climbing in America. In fact, much of what we know as climbing today was pioneered in Yosemite or by climbers who’d grown up climbing Yosemite’s big walls. Here’s one man who’d like to see that rich history preserved. LA Times (free registration required):During three…