Search results for: “Winter”
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Campground Seasonal Closings
Bridalveil Creek Campground will close for the season on October 11. Crane Flat Campground will close for the season on October 13. Porcupine Flat Campground will close for the season on October 15. North Pines Campground will close for the season on October 13. Hodgdon Meadow Campground will remain open year round. However, the group…
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Caution: Deer Entering Roadway
Deer in the headlights. Photo by Bert Dennison. Mule deer are beginning their yearly migration from the mountains to the foothills after the recent storm dusted the Sierra Nevada with the season’s first snow. Drivers are advised to use caution especially the first few hours before and after dawn and sunset when deer actively move…
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Rain, Snow and High Winds Headed to Yosemite
Photographers making the best of the rain and clouds in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Rennett Stowe. It looks like winter is coming a little early this year bringing with it the first major storm of the season that’s expected to close most of the trans-Sierra passes. According to the National Weather Service we can expect…
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Fisherman Pulls Piranha-Like Fish From Lake Outside Yosemite
Bridge over Lake Don Pedro just outside Yosemite National Park. Photo by Brad Fults. Jason Earlywine and a buddy got the shock of a lifetime when a night fishing trip netted the two fishermen what they thought were piranha’s Don Pedro Reservoir just outside Yosemite. Unions Democrat: Earlywine, who works at Rawhide Meat Processing in…
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Ranger Shelton Johnson Meets President Obama at Ken Burns Screening
Ranger Shelton Johnson, who portrays a Buffalo Soldier in Yosemite National Park and appears in several episodes of the new Ken Burn’s documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”, got to meet President Obama during a screening of the documentary which airs this weekend. NPS Digest: “They’d included the clip from the film where I…
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Photo of the Day: Bucky! by Bill Head
Bill Head took this awesome picture of a fairly young buck who looks like he’s been packing on the pounds for winter. This guy better watch out or he stands a pretty good chance of ending up mounted on a wall somewhere. Deer season is just around the corner and he’s got a pretty nice…
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No Traffic From Tioga Pass or the Big Oak Flat Entrance to Yosemite Valley for Labor Day
In the final stretch of Summer many local businesses depend on Labor Day weekend to fill their coffers so they can weather the slower Winter months. This Winter businesses are going to have to tighten their belts a few notches as many visitors are canceling their reservations or seeking other lodging after it was announced…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-28
Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog! Happy Friday! # Be sure to visit http://www.yosemiteblog.com for the latest on the fire and road closure in Yosemite. # Ahwahnee opening this afternoon at 4 p.m. NPS says. http://bit.ly/sInDe # CA Follows @DiscoverNorCal @Stockton_CVB @visitlodi @VisaliaCVB @VisitCarlsbad @yosemiter_com RT @BigBlendMag @localMoSAC (via @LocalMoSAC) # Cool tweeters! Friday…
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Survive! Lost in the Snow
Frazier’s SOS distress signal stomped into the snow and lined with tree boughs, as seen from the rescue helicopter before landing and evacuating him.
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-14
FREE! FREE! FREE! Entry weekend into Yosemite Saturday and Sunday! FREE! FREE! FREE! # Good morning everyone! Thanks for following @theYosemiteBlog. It's FRIDAY! HOORAY! # Sign the petition to help save California's State Parks (not Yosemite). http://bit.ly/EkiAn # @Rangergirl141 Aww that sucks. Well, don't go gun crazy like @rangerous and shoot someone if you have…