Tag: News
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Labor Day Weekend Rockfall Startles Visitors
Hey it was just a few rocks who were tired of hanging around.
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Couple Suing Yosemite After Being Crushed By Tree
A Eugene Oregon couple has filed a lawsuit against Yosemite National Park after a park worker felled a tree onto the Tioga Road crushing the plaintiffs car as they were passing by.
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Thunderstorms Warning Issued for Yosemite Area
The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for the areas north of Kings Canyon warning of possible thunderstorm and heavy rain danger. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE…
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Get Ready to Hike Half Dome
Don’t forget, the cables are scheduled to be in place on Half Dome for use Wednesday, June 16, 2010. If you are staying in the park and would like to hike Half Dome on a weekend you’re going to need a permit. Permits are available here (recreation.gov) and are booked up into August already. For…
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Wildcat Fire Location on Google Maps
View Larger Map I know many visitors are curious exactly where the Wildcat Fire is located in Yosemite. It’s currently burning between Pate Valley and Whaterwheel Falls along Return Creek and the Tuolumne River. The maps in Google Maps for the area is pretty good but the photo isn’t that great so here a photo…
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Waterfall Nuts Rejoice – We’re Wet!
Ok, if you’re like me you love waterfalls. I love the sound, the feel of the spray and the roar when they’re really, really full. Like now. That’s right. If you’re in the area this is the prime time to get to Yosemite to see the waterfalls in their full glory. Sure, most of California…