Found this great pic this morning on the Yosemite Associations webcam. Hard to believe this is spring.

Happy Easter! Where’s the candy?

People often ask me about trout fishing in and around Yosemite but did you know there is some excellent bass fishing just outside the park? Check out this fish Dustin Saso of Turlock California caught just outside Yosemite in Lake Don Pedro. That’s some fish. Nice work! Thanks, Dom for the photo and information.

Here’s a really cool video from June 2005 on plowing the roads in Yosemite. Check it out. http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/olmstedplowing.mov

It’s official Tioga Road plowing is set to begin on April 16 barring the more snow. There’s no official update as to opening yet but plowing usually takes several weeks. I don’t know about you but I’m anxious to get over the Pass.

So if you’re curious about the snowmen that mysteriously appeared on the Yosemite Association webcam one day in early March you’re going to want to check out Adam Long’s website. Adam Long: “On March 5th, 2007, I cross-country skied 10 miles to the location of the remote camera and created two snowmen in this idyllic…

Kevin writes in to ask: “My family was thinking about going to Yosemite in mid April. Is it an okay time to go? I was concerned that I might need chains and that it might be too cold. I know that Tioga Pass and Glacier point road are closed – is there anyway to get…

This year has been a great year for waterfalls and I’ve been getting some great photos of Horsetail Fall and the firefall. Here are a couple of my favorites. The first one is a beautiful shot of Horsetail Fall from Chuck Kagara at from MagicalLightPhotography.com This second shot is just as beautiful but I like…

Just thought I’d let everyone in on a little secret, there’ll soon be a new Yosemite Blogger added to the family. My wife and I are expecting our second child who should be here around the start of November.