Yosemite Blog

Search results for: “We”

  • The Annual Migration (and a video)

    If you’ve never been to Yosemite in February you’ve missed one of the greatest migratory events in recent history. The flocking of the photographers. Every year the photographers migrate in from their winter nesting grounds for 2 weeks to preen themselves and take pictures of Horsetail Fall in the setting light of the winter Sun.…

  • Photo of the Day: Gnarled Roots by Robin Black

    The first Photo of the Day in a long time comes to us from Robin Black who took this beautiful black and white of Yosemite Creek and an ancient evergreen at the base of Lower Yosemite Falls. The tones are great in the photo and the composition is very nice. It’s one of those photos…

  • Don’t Bring Your Own Firewood to Yosemite

    While not necessarily an invasive species, this photo shows the damage that bugs can do to trees in Yosemite. Photo by Letsgetridofny. @YosemiteScience posted a link to this interesting page I hadn’t seen before. Yosemite National Park Service officials are asking that you don’t bring your own firewood into the park. Why? Because it can…

  • Did you miss it? Yosemite Fund and Yosemite Association Merged

    I think one of the hottest but overlooked stories of last year was the merging of 2 of the major organizations responsible for helping out around Yosemite, the Yosemite Fund and the Yosemite Association. For those of you not familiar with them, the Yosemite Fund is the organization responsible for providing the funding for the…

  • Using Flickr and Some Thoughts About Photos Online

    Sometimes someone sends me a link to a photo they’ve posted on Flickr and say, “You can use this photo as Photo of the Day”. Well I would REALLY, REALLY like to but…I can’t. Flickr won’t let me. Many of the photos I choose for Photo of the Day are stored on Flickr’s servers. To…

  • Tear ’em Down

    There’s been a lot of people getting pretty worked up in the last few weeks about some cabins damaged during a rockfall at Curry Village. The jist of it is the NPS is trying to decide what to do with the cabins. Well here’s the inside scoop. They’re crap. Some of the damaged cabins at…

  • Yosemite Nature Notes Episode 8 – Snow Line (video)

    @YosemiteSteve and the fine folks who put out Yosemite Nature Notes have finally got the OK to put their videos on YouTube and I must say, the videos look extremely nice in HD. Here’s the latest installment titled Snow Line where Steve and his crew explore the changing weather of the Sierra and look for…

  • Are you ready for Half Dome?

    If you’re planning on a weekend trip to Yosemite this summer to climb the cables up Half Dome then you’re going to want to head over to Recreation.gov and make yourself familiar with the Half Dome signup page now. No you can’t make a reservation yet but like all major rock concerts and sporting events…

  • The Last Straw

    Even though I get tons of spam comments, I believe in letting people share their opinions by commenting on posts. That’s why I leave comments enabled on posts. At the bottom of each post is a comment form. You put in your name and email address (only visible to me so I can cut out…

  • Hike to Mono Lake (video) by dsograph1

    You know I’ve always wanted to visit Mono Lake in winter but since I traded in my Jeep Wrangler for a Honda Element I’ve become a little bit more hesitant to drive in areas that get deep snow. Ok, I’m a wimp but with great videos like this one of Mono Lake blanketed in snow…