Tag: Yosemite National Park
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Railroad Fire Crews Making Progress
Railroad Fire Crews are making progress but spot fires and a new lightning caused fire near California Creek are presenting challenges.
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Taking an RV Down Old Priest Grade? Bad Idea
Check out this video of a guy who took an RV down Old Priests Grade, a very steep, narrow and dangerous road even for a car.
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Falling Limb Smashes Car Injuring Yosemite Visitors
Two people were injured over the holiday weekend when a tree branch broke loose during strong wind gusts and crashed down onto a family’s car.
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Containment Grows on Railroad Fire
Containment on the Railroad Fire increased yesterday as lower temperatures and higher humidity gave crews the break they’d been waiting for while some residents in Fish Camp were allowed to return to their homes.
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Railroad Fire Continues to Grow
The Railroad Fire is continuing to grow as firefighters work to protect the communities of Fish Camp, Sugar Pine, and Yosemite Mountain Ranch. The Railroad Fire is now over 2100 acres and is continuing to spread north and east. Tenaya Lodge, Fishcamp, Sugar Pine and surrounding areas remain under an evacuation order. Highway 41 from…
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Expect Extra Heavy Traffic for Labor Day Weekend
Here’s what to expect if you’re planning on heading up to Yosemite for Labor Day.
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Glacier Point Road and Areas South Still Closed Due to Fires
It’s important to remember that the Railroad Fire isn’t the only fire that will be affecting your Labor Day weekend trip to Yosemite. The South Fork Fire and Empire Fire both continue to burn between the Glacier Point Road and Wawona causing all trails in the area (see map below) as well as the Glacier…
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Railroad Fire Closes Highway 41, Evacuation Ordered for Sugar Pine, Fish Camp and Tenaya Lodge
A large, fast moving fire is burning this morning just south of Yosemite National Park near the communities of Fish Camp and Sugar Pine and has forced the mandatory evacuation of the area and Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite and the closure of Highway 41 into Yosemite.
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Empire Fire Status and Trail Closures Still in Effect
Trails are closed from Bridalveil Creek Campground at the second junction with the Ostrander trail and from Westfall Meadow to the Deer Camp junction, along Alder Creek.
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South Fork Fire Burning Just Outside Wawona
If you’re headed up to the park expect smokey air and low visibility.