Day: August 6, 2007
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July ’07 Statistics
July was a busy month here at the ol’ homestead. We had over 20,984 visitors to Yosemite Blog from 18 countries with roughly 154,548 pages viewed. That’s phenomenal! Thank you everyone who visited last month for making it such a marvelous month. Already it looks like August is shaping up to be just as busy…
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Search Scaled Back for Missing Hiker
The search effort for Ottorrina Bonaventura who has been missing since July 30th was scaled back over the weekend as hope of finding the 80 year old diminished. Fox28.com: “There’s still no sign of an 80-year-old Indiana woman lost in a wilderness area of California’s Yosemite National Park. Ottorrina Bonaventura of Schererville has been missing…
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Going Camping? Here’s What’s Open and Some Advice
Yosemite Valley: Upper, Lower, and North Pines Campgrounds are open; reservations are required. Camp 4 is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Outside Yosemite Valley: Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona Campgrounds are open; reservations are required. Bridalveil Creek, Tamarack Flat, Crane Flat, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat, and Tuolumne Meadows are open on a first-come,…
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A New Poll and the Results from Julys
If you haven’t noticed it there’s a new poll up in the sidebar. The question for August is: “Have you ever committed a crime in Yosemite?” I’m gonna come clean and upfront say that yes, I have received a speeding ticket in Yosemite. I was about 10 miles an hour over the posted speed limit…
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Photo of the Day: IMG_5540 by Randy January
Today’s Photo of the Day is a fabulous shot of Half Dome and it’s reflection from Randy January. What a great way to kick off a new week. Great shot Randy! Photo by Randy January via Flickr.