Search results for: “Winter”
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Rumors Badger Pass Closing Untrue
Badger Pass is the oldest ski and snowboard facility in California but when rumors began circulating last year of the resorts closure frequent visitors and staff became concerned. No worries though. Badger Pass isn’t going anywhere in the near future. Modesto Bee: “Rumors circulated throughout the ski industry last season about the possibility that Badger,…
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Crash Survivor Returns After 25 Years
Twenty five years ago Donnie Priest, his mother and step father’s plane crashed into White Mountain just north of Tioga Pass in one of the deadliest winter storms to hit California. Now Priest, who lost both his legs due to frostbite, has returned to White Mountain to visit the place where he nearly lost his…
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Thanksgiving day road trip.
Well, it’s been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley. Frost has arrived, turning the cow parsnip flower bracts sublime. I met up with a coworker at breakfast by chance. What are you doing for Thanksgiving, I asked. “Just hanging out.” Would you like to head over Tioga Pass? I want to get over to Mono…
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Trail Running with Nemo
Summer wanes. Days are short and still getting shorter and weather is less stable. The fall colors are all but gone, but on the plus side the summer crowds are all but gone as well. I came to Yosemite for the rock climbing, but lately, it’s the hiking and especially trail running that appeals to…
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Not much happening…
“It’s been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley… Fall has sorta hung around, drifting up and down the valley like a teenager at the mall. Down at Degnan’s Deli, the usual crowd lingers around the coffee urn, talking weather and road work. Coffee is a ritual, more to warm hands that really should be a…
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Climber Dies on Cathedral Peak
Bad weather claimed the life of a 44 year old Oakland man when he was trapped on Cathedral Peak overnight by sleet and snow. San Jose Mercury News: “Peter Charles Noble, 44, was unresponsive when park rescue crews found him Sunday morning, park officials said. Bad weather trapped Noble and his climbing partner, whose name…
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Weekend Weather for November 9th – 11th 2007
Author Note: Due to the unpredictability of weather in the Sierra during the winter I’ve moved the Weekend Weather to Thursday’s for the season in hopes the forecast will be a little more timely for everyone who is headed up over the upcoming weekends. Thanks! ~ Loyd Grab your rain coat if you’re headed up…
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Caution: Construction Ahead
A lot of road work projects are currently underway in Yosemite Valley and with the quickly approaching winter months everyone should use a little extra caution while driving in the Valley. NPS: “Over the next two days Northside Drive will close again for eastbound traffic and will close for westbound traffic at El Cap Crossover.…
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Fall in Yosemite a Favorite Among Many
Fall is a beautiful time to visit Yosemite but this year seems to be extra special as the perfect combination of tempertatures and conditions are leading to one of the most spectacular displays of fall colors in recent history. UnionDemocrat.com: “‘Fall – it’s my favorite season,’ park botanist Lisa Acree said during a walk through…
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New Faces, New Voices
Over the last three years Yosemite Blog has grown and grown and continues to grow. To keep the content fresh and provide some new views I’ve invited 4 friends to come and lend their voices to the conversation. I’d like to take a moment to welcome Dane Carlson, Edie Howe-Byrne, Tom Lambert and Rick Deutsch.…