Tag: Yosemite Valley

  • Video: The Hike up Half Dome as Seen by an iPhone

    Video: The Hike up Half Dome as Seen by an iPhone

    Well here’s ONE way to justify plopping down $499 on a new iPhone 4. Vacation videos!

  • Photo of the Day: The View From Above by Tony Immoos

    Photo of the Day: The View From Above by Tony Immoos

    Even in Yosemite there’s light pollution.

  • Photo of the Day: Controlled Burn by Edie Howe

    Photo of the Day: Controlled Burn by Edie Howe

    A controlled burn in Yosemite Valley makes for a rare and beautiful night time shot. Photo by Edie Howe.

  • The Benefits of Rain – Yosemite Falls Flowing Again

    Ominous looking thunderstorm over North and Half Dome. Photo by Jill. One good thing about the rain is it makes all the waterfalls flow again. Edie (@ambitious_wench) is reporting Yosemite Falls, Sentinel, Horsetail, Arches and a ton of other waterfalls are flowing again. I can already think of a few locations that’ll be nice to…

  • Catch Lee Stetson as John Muir in Yosemite Valley

    Lee Stetson portrays John Muir. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. So if you can’t make it up to Tuolumne Meadows this weekend don’t worry. There’s still a few more weeks of summer left and that means you can catch Lee Stetson in his awesome portrayal of John Muir in Yosemite Valley. You can catch Lee’s performances…

  • Be Safe Around The Rivers – It’s Up to You

    Docentjoyce posted this photo she took of the Merced River on Monday, May 18, 2009. Gives you a pretty good idea why it’s so difficult to find someone if they fall in. The rivers and streams are at their peak right now. Please, please, please exercise extra caution around water in the park this Memorial…

  • Leaves of Three Let it Be

    Sure everyone has heard the old rhyme “leaves of three let it be” but if you were hiking through the woods could you identify poison oak? Don’t worry if you say you can’t. You’re not alone. Most people, even those previously exposed, have a hard time identifying Poison Oak. Poison Oak contains an irritating, oily…

  • Still No Word on Missing Yosemite Hiker

    Still no word on missing Yosemite hiker, Katrin Lehmann. I put in a call to Scott Gediman to find out if there was any new information but his office has yet to call me back. As soon as I find out anything I’ll let you know. I’ve received a ton of emails from people expressing…

  • Cutting Loose With Color

    Our good friend Penny Otwell is going to be teaching a class on watercolor at the Ansel Adams Gallery. Penny is a very talented painter and her works are beautiful beyond compare. If you’ve been dabbling in watercolor or painting in general I’d highly recommend taking her class. She’s absolutely fabulous. The class is June…

  • Missing Person By Vernal Fall Footbridge

    The National Park Service in Yosemite is looking for anyone who may have seen or have information regarding Katrin Lehmann who was last seen below the Vernal Fall footbridge where she fell into the Merced River. Ms. Lehman is 31 years old, 6 foot tall, 150 pounds with light brown hair and brown eyes. Lehman…