Day: October 30, 2007
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Photo of the Day: iPhone atop Half Dome! by Min Liu
Every-so-often I come a cross a photo in my search for Photo of the Day that makes me smile. Today’s Photo of the Day comes from Min Liu who took her Apple iPhone hiking with her to the top of Half Dome. Min says: “I got full reception atop Half Dome in Yosemite “no reception”…
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Fall Colors Drawing Crowds to Yosemite
Pooja Aggarwal at the Beyond Here blog took the short drive up to Yosemite from the Bay Area to see the fall colors and did an awesome write-up of his trip. Beyond Here: We set off early morning (5 am – I absolutely insisted we leave early) and were inside the park by 9 am.…
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Earthquake!
We just had an earthquake; Loyd IM’d me as I was IMing a friend in Florida with the same message: “Earthquake!” As always, Loyd was Johnny-on-the -spot with this link: http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/122-37.html He thought it was about 7, but it turns out to be about 5.6. Now, back to your regularly scheduled Yosemiteblog, now in progress.…
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A Pat on the Back
Carol writes in: Dear Loyd: I love Yosemite blog and I love the new contributions you’ve been making, as well as adding new people to contribute. It really makes the site exciting to visit. Checking in with your blog is part of my daily routine–at least two or three times a day–and it makes me…
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It’s Different in the Winter
Yosemite is a different place in the winter, one that the millions of visitors who only come during the busy season (June, July, August) never see. It’s a little more quiet, there’s a little more solitude and life takes on a slower pace as the surrounding mountains lie under a deep blanket of snow. Don’t…