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  • Climbing The Nose: A True Tale of Climbing El Cap

    This is one story you’re going to want to read the rest of. DarkSyd tells of climbing The Nose. DarkSyd: “After a week or so of getting the techniques down, we found ourselves at the base of the Mighty El Capitan before sunrise, looking up in awe at the pink granite face looming 3400 feet…

  • In My Bag

    In My Bag Originally uploaded by Loyd. Ok, I know it’s hard to believe this but…this is what I generally take into the field with me when photographing. There’s a wide assortment of lenses and filters to accomodate almost any situation, a notebook to record shot information as well as thoughts, a Mac and spare…

  • Collectors Edition California Quarters Now Available

    If you’re looking for the perfect keepsake-reminder of your visit to Yosemite then the Yosemite Association has the perfect thing for you, two California state quarters in a collectors edition package. Yosemite Association:This beautiful Yosemite keepsake consists of two uncirculated 2005 California quarters presented in a colorful tri-fold holder that includes interesting facts and Yosemite…

  • Photography101: Going Macro on Cloudy Days

    Gray, cloudy, overcast days often make for less than ideal photographs of Yosemite’s great monoliths and waterfalls. That’s why when the sky clouds-up I start looking down. Why am I looking down you ask? Well, that’s where all the action is. On cloudy days the light evens out and harsh contrasts you’d normally see with…

  • Ranger Walks: Geology

    Yosemite is one of natures greatest classrooms and what better way to learn about the forces that shaped Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada than going on a Ranger led walk. Thursdays at 2:00 (February only; weather permitting) learn about the Geology of Yosemite Valley. The walk starts at the front of the Visitors Center in…

  • Visitors Center Moved for Winter

    I think I’ve forgotten to mention it before but… The Yosemite Valley Visitors center is undergoing renovation this winter and should reopen in time for summer visitors. Until then you can find it two doors down between the Valley Post Office and The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite Village. The Visitors Center is home to…

  • Braun Honored for More Than 1500 Rescues

    National Park Service: Werner Braun, a dedicated volunteer for Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue since 1970, has been awarded the President’s Call to Service Award as well as the Department of the Interior’s Conservation Service Award in recognition of his selfless dedication to rescuing generations of climbers and hikers. Recipients of this high honor…

  • Yosemite Association Cams: Bringing the View to Your PC

    Well it looks like the Yosemite Association’s Sentinel Dome cam is down again. It was up for a time yesterday and from what I could see this latest storm has dumped quite an accumulation of snow on the flank of the dome. So much so it looked like the cam might be soon buried. But…

  • Snowshoe Hikes in Yosemite “Magical”

    L.A. Times (free registration required): “What if one moon has come and gone with its world of poetry, its weird teachings, its oracular suggestions — so divine a creature freighted with hints for me, and I have not used her?” fretted Henry David Thoreau. No such worry will plague snowshoers who crunch atop Yosemite’s trails…

  • Yosemite Falls: Access is Key

    I took a little time to explore the renovations the National Park Service had made to the Yosemite Falls viewing area this weekend and I’m impressed. The new construction not only works well to blend into the environment and preserve as much of the area from human impact as possible, but it moves forward with…