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More Great Driving Tips for Winter
Just in time for the beautiful winter weather we’re having some other fine folks took the time to come up with their recommendations How to Drive a Car in Winter Weather. If you’ve never driven icy roads and are heading up to the park there’s a lot great tips to keep in mind. Most of…
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Safe Driving In Winter
With the rain and snow that’s currently falling in and around Yosemite it’s important to remember a few key driving tips. Take it slow. The roads within the park are frequently icy and patches of black ice can be found along most sections of road during the winter months. Though the posted speedlimit in chain…
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It’s About Time. A New Poll is Up
There’s a new poll! YES! A new poll! Thanks to everyone who voted in the last one. Be sure to check out the new one which will change sometime in January. The new question is: “Do you think the National Park Service should be allowed to continue with repairs within the Park?” If you’d like…
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Road Into Yosemite Unstable and Dangerous to Travelers and the Environment
The Union Democrat has an interesting article on the serious deterioration of the roadway many of us travel into and out-of the park. Union Democrat: “Yosemite National Park officials fear that a failing section of roadway along the Merced River could wash out and block three of the park’s four entrances into Yosemite Valley. And…
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Hiking to Vernal or Nevada Falls? Listen Up.
If you’re planning on hiking Vernal or Nevada Falls be sure to stop by the visitor center as the Winter Route is now in use. This means that some areas are now off limits to protect visitors from falling ice, snow, and slipping on icy trails.
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It’s a Beautiful Day
What a beautiful day. Photo courtesy of the Yosemite Association.
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A Winter Wonderland
There’s a great article over at the Tehachapi News that paints a great picture why Yosemiteis a “winter wonderland”. Couldn’t have said it any better myself. Tehachapi News: “There are numerous waterfalls throughout the Sierra Nevada Range that blast over the rim of the canyon and descend in an eerie, slow-motion roar to feed the…
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Yosemite In Winter
I saw on a forum for a photography group where someone was asking what it’s like in Yosemite in winter. The picture above was taken today around 11 a.m. (click for larger version) Normally Yosemite can be quite cold in the winter. There’s usually a couple of inches of snow on the ground in the…
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Ken Yager Honored For Work In Yosemite
Congratulations to Ken Yager, President of the Yosemite Climbing Association, who was recently awarded the Yosemite Award from Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson. Ken was the driving force behind the Yosemite Facelift, an all volunteer effort to clean up the park. YosemiteClimbing.org: “This year 1,157 volunteers of all ages participated in the five-day cleanup for a…
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Steven Riley to Host Story Time and Book Signing
Author and illustrator of the popular children’s book ‘Little Ty Cooney and the Big Yosemite Race’ Steven Riley will be hosting a special story time and book signing this Saturday, December 2nd from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Ansel Adams Gallery. Riley will also demonstrate drawing techniques following the story time and book signing.