Tag: featured
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Beautiful but Deadly: Water in Yosemite
Just in time for Free Entry Week (aka National Parks Week) the National Park Service has released this great video on the dangerousness of water in Yosemite.
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Edie’s Image of the day: Bristlecone Clouds
This image was captured in the White Mountains of California, east of the Sierra Nevada and Owens Valley. As average mean temperatures rise, the bristlecone pine groves move higher. Soon they will have no more place to go.
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Hate the Half Dome Permit System? Let’s talk about it.
Got the Half Dome Trail Permit blues? Tell us. What’s broken? What woud work better? Come share your thoughts and ideas. Let’s talk.
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Edie’s Image of the Day: River mist
Guess who’s going to be sharing her beautiful photos on Yosemite Blog?
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It’s not easy, being green
Frogs are thought to be the first indicator when something goes awry in the environment. If there are no frogs around, you can bet something is up. With how much we’ve managed to pollute the environment, it’s no wonder frog populations are declining world wide.
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Yosemite Falls Trail Closing for Blasting
Yosemite Falls Trail will be closed on Wed, 4/18 for trail work including blasting. Blasting is commonly used where pry bars and hand tools are not enough to cut through the hard granite of Yosemite.
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That’s One BIG Fish
You probably don’t think of Yosemite and “world class angling” in the same sentence. But check out this 17.4lb fish caught just a few miles up the road from Yosemite?
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150th Anniversary of Yosemite Grant Logo
In case you’ve been living in the deep woods or a cave in Yosemite (local joke), next year marks the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Yosemite Grant by Abraham Lincoln.
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Spend Earth Day with John Muir
Here’s a pretty cool way you can spend Earth Day from the Yosemite Conservancey, spend it with John Muir and his great-great-grandson!
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Yosemite Valley Time Lapse by Michael Maloney (video)
Here’s a great time lapse video from Michael Maloney of Yosemite Valley.