Day: August 14, 2007
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A Suggestion From a Reader Brings About a Slight Change
Usually people write in with questions about Yosemite but Forrest wrote in with a suggestion about the blog. “I check out the Yosemite Blog sometimes and also use Flickr to upload photos and I have a suggestion that could improve the way the photos tagged with “yosemiteblogcom” are displayed on your site. Is there a…
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Rangers Bust Marijuana Growers
On Monday Yosemite National Park Rangers, in cooperation with the Mariposa County Sheriffs Office, the Army National Guard, and the California Department of Justice, raided 3 illegal marijuana growing sites inside park boundaries seizing an estimated $22 million in mature plants. NPS: “The illegal cultivation sites bore the characteristics of a Mexican drug trafficking enterprise,…
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Body of Missing Hiker Found
The body of missing hiker Ottorina Bonaventure has been found in the Yosemite southwest of Tuolumne Meadows in the Echo Creek drainage. Yuba Net: “The search for a missing woman in Yosemite National Park ended on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 when her body was located in the Echo Creek drainage, a rugged wilderness area southwest…
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Save Water. It’s a Good Idea
This years drier than normal winter means water is in short supply this summer. In several areas flush toilets have been already replaced by portolets in an effort to conserve water. If you’re going to be staying in Yosemite over the next couple of months here’s how you can do your part to help conserve.…
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Photo of the Day: Mirror Lake by Rickz
I originally found Rick’s photos through Flickr but when I read his profile page I found a link to his Pbase gallery and a world of wonder opened up. Such great photos; I knew this one had to be Photo of the Day. Rick’s got a bunch more awesome photos up on Pbase. If you’d…