If you’re headed up to the park right now to view the roaring waterfalls there’s a couple of things you should be aware of. 1) Long Lines. With Highway 140 closed the traffic that normally uses the Arch Rock Entrance is being rerouted to 120 and 41 causing longer than usual lines at the park…

There is a flood warning in affect for the Yosemite area. As temperatures continue to rise this week the river is expected to reach flood stage at Pohono Bridge sometime Wednesday night. VIsitors should use caution and be wary of the cold, swift moving water. Never try to cross flooded roadways or swollen streams. Technorati…

Tioga road Plowed 3.3 miles todayt to an elevation of 8000 foot marker. Snow is averaging 10 feet in depth. Glacier Point road Plowed 1/2 mile today. Snow is averaging 6 feet in depth. Technorati Tags: roads, travel, yosemite

Here’s a great photo that Kris over at Linquist.net passed our way. Kris is reading the blog everyday watching as I post plowing updates for Glacier Point hoping the road gets plowed in time for his June wedding up at the point. This photo was taken last fall in early November. Click on the image…

Highway 140 is still closed and looks to be closed for some time. Caltrans crews are hard at work clearing the slide and stabilizing the area to prevent further slippage. Tioga Road crews are busily plowing away and are roughly 10 miles. No news on Glacier Point today. Technorati Tags: roads, travel, yosemite

So what are your kids planning to do with their summer? Lay around? Watch TV? Play video games? Hang out at the mall? Well, how about rafting, backpacking and climbing in Yosemite while earning college credits and getting valuable experience working in the field with naturalists? That’s what you get when you sign up for…

Tioga road progress Ending location: At South Fork Bridge Snow depth: 8 Feet Very heavy snow pack, encountered 8 trees with average size of 18-24 inches. We are now at the first avalanche zone. We are expecting to plow through this first zone early in the morning. If the temps go up considerably, crews may…

Randy and his family just got back from Yosemite and sent me an awesome report on their trip. Here’s what Randy had to say: The waterfalls are flowing very well and are everywhere. Seasonal Stair Case falls behind Curry Village is putting on quite a show right now, as well as the small fall coming…

Looks like the road is going to be closed until atleast Tuesday because of the rockslide. If you were planning on entering the park this way it is recommended you take either the 41 entrance from the south or Highway 120 from San Francisco or the west. Technorati Tags: roads, travel, yosemite

Crews are have begun plowing the Tioga Road and the Glacier Point Road and it looks like they’re making pretty good headway so far. Tioga road progress May 1, 2006 – Crews made it to Gin Flat. Snow depth is approximately 5 feet and the snow is very wet and heavy. Glacier Point road was…