Looks like there’s already been the first fatality of the season in Yosemite, this one not water related. Here’s the low-down from Tom over at Yosemite Explorer. Yosemite Explorer: I have few details on this one, but today, May 26, 2006, a visitor fell to the death off Glacier Point. The best information I could…

I just checked doppler and it appears there’s a wave of storms bringing snow to the Sierra (visible on the image as a line of white). Right now it appears to be over Tahoe but it is headed the Yosemite way. I sure hope everyone brought warm clothes. To view the latest doppler check copy…

Reader Anthony writes in to ask: I have been searching the site for information regarding expectations for a 4th of July week vacation to the area. I would most likely be staying outside the park and be taking my wife and two girls (6 & 12) for a few days trips inside the park. No…

Dane from over at the Business-Opportunities weblog sent me a note to let me know Caltrans has opened Highway 140 from Mariposa to El Portal and into Yosemite. You may remember this section of road was closed due to several rock slides along the road the most major blocking both lanes. Technorati Tags: roads

Many people have been emailing to ask me, “When will the Tioga Road be open?” Well I’m sorry to say it won’t be open for Memorial Day and probably not until mid June. The crews are currently working some of the most dangerous avalanche and rock slide areas around Olmsted Point which means slow going…

The Glacier Point Road is plowed and slated to open today just in time for Memorial Day. I know one person who is going to be extremely happy to hear that. Technorati Tags: roads, yosemite

For this special question I called in the help of Trail Guru Jon Shannon, author of the Yosemite Trails DVD. Reader Tom writes: My wife, kids, and I plan to visit Yosemite this month. With kids ages 6, 10, and 12, we had planned to spend the majority of time in the valley and also…

Sean asks: I’m tentatively planning my first trip to Yosemite June 6-9, 06′. Based on your experience, what do you anticipate the waterfall flows to be in the valley around that time period? I’ve heard of some of the falls drying up during the summer. However, I’m reading here where there is 6ft. of snow…

Tim writes in to ask: I was wondering if you could give me an idea of what to expect at Yosemite over Memorial Day Weekend. I’m afraid I made a major snafu when I scheduled my trip and didn’t consider what weekend it was. The only lodging I could find was the Bestwestern in Mariposa.…

For more information on the current levels of the Merced River in Yosemite you can check the California Department of Water Resources page by clicking the following link or copy and pasting it into your browser: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryFx?poh Technorati Tags: flood, travel, vacation, weather, web, yosemite