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Camping in June, where should we stay?
Barbara and the Rhoades family wrote in to ask: We were hoping to get a site in the valley but that didn’t work out so well this morning. Where would you suggest we stay? We would love to be near a river which is why I was thinking Wawona, but then I found a negative…
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Special Guest Jon Shannon Answers Reader Questions About 8-9 Day Backpacking Trip
David Johnson sent in an email asking about ideas for a longer trip with a bunch of boy scouts. Here’s the email David sent in: I saw your Yosemite blog on the net and thought I would drop an email for feedback on a trip we have planned in August of this year with a…
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Going to the Park? Next time go Superbowl weekend.
Holiday weekends are a great time to visit the park but unfortunately, everyone else feels the same way. Usually the park is really busy and crowded with people sharing in the beauty. But, here’s a secret I just discovered…Superbowl weekend the park is nearly deserted leaving plenty of opportunities for you to enjoy the park…
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3 Days in Yosemite. What should we do?
Reader Ken writes in: “We’re an active family of four (kids are 12 and 13 years old) who has always enjoyed day hikes. One of the best vacations we ever took was to Yellowstone. We just decided to go to Yosemite in June of 2006. I made the following reservations at various locations in Yosemite.…
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We’ve Been There A While Now
We’ve Been There A While Now Originally uploaded by FullQuieting. Fullquieting also took this great shot of the old stone steps by Mirror Lake. Very nice!
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Help A Great Cause, Get Some Awesome Artwork
The Yosemite Climbing Association will be holding a silent art auction hosted by the Ansel Adams Gallery on October 22nd. The artwork will be available for viewing October 21st with bidding beginning the 22nd. Such notable artists as Galen Rowell, Greg Epperson, Vern Clevenger, Chris Falkenstein, Karl Bralich, Jody Langford, Michael Frye, Penny Otwell and…
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We Can Pull The Plug
Here’s an article showing how we can pull the plug on Hetch Hetchy and San Francisco will get along just fine. I’ve always believed the same thing. We are humans after all and we do adapt. Here’s the article. My Motherlode.com: “Researchers released a major study regarding the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, revealing that practical, reasonably…
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We’re Off!
We’re off to the Flickr Yosemite Group meetup in Tuolumne Meadows. I’ll see you there if you’re going.
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Hiker Missing Presumed Dead After Being Swept Over Falls
Union Democrat: “A Yosemite National Park hiker is missing and presumed dead after several people saw him get swept over 317-foot tall Vernal Fall on Saturday. San Francisco-area resident Chintan Chokshi, 24, crossed a safety barrier at the top of the waterfall to wet his face with water from Emerald Pool after hiking the popular…
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Lynn Hill: Climbing the West Face of The Leaning Tower with Katie Brown
Here’s an excellent story from Lynn Hill’s blog you’re going to have to read. Lynn: Getting to the base of the Leaning Tower involved a one-hour hike uphill through large boulders, a thick pine forest with voracious mosquitoes, then along the base of the wall, and finally, across a third class ledge system leading out…