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How Well Do You Know The Tioga Road?
The Yosemite Association is having a Trivia Contest about the Tioga Road and man, they’ve got some toughies. I think I know the answer to only one of them. Check ’em out.
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Returning To Yosemite
Stockton Record: “When I was a young child just beginning to walk, my parents took me to this special place where I learned the songs of the birds and the waterfalls, and the wind that blew mist into the air that created rainbows. I remember the intense feeling of comfort, as all of nature sang,…
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Credit To The Photographer
If someone from the NPS is reading this blog and can tell me who’s taking the photos along the Tioga Road, please do. Drop me an email to, loyd@yosemiteblog.com. I’d like to give that person credit.
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Cleaning Up The Mess
Yosemite Road crews are hard at work cleaning up this rockslide near Ohlmsted Point on the Tioga Road (Hwy. 120). If this is the rock I’m thinking it is, my wife and I have been wondering for a while now when it’s going to come down. The Tioga Road, from Crane Flat to Mono Lake,…
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Yosemite Landscapes Collection On Display At Museum Gallery
Looking for something a little different to do on your next trip to Yosemite? Check out the Yosemite Landscapes Collection in the Museum Gallery. The collection comprises works from 1855-1991 and includes some of the earliest representations of the Valley by Thomas Ayres, Abert Bierstadt’s “Night at Valley View” and many, many more. The gallery…
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Half Dome
half dome Originally uploaded by dosbears. You like this? I do. David Preston took this awesome shot of Half Dome as clouds were breaking for some tryly unique photos. There’s a lot more where this came from so be sure to check out the rest of his photos on Flickr. Truly fantastic. Thanks again for…
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Talking About Hetch Hetchy
Several thoughts on the whole Hetch Hetchy thing. Hetch Hetchy is almost 100 years old now. It was built at a time when there were no earthquake or building standards like today. Don Pedro holds more than enough water and generates quite a bit of electricity. The water wouldn’t also have to be pumped up…
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Rangers Are Ready. Where Are The Bears?
Union Democrat: “Yosemite National Park officials are prepared to use a new hazing technique to keep black bears out of campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Now, if the bears would just make an appearance. Not that they’ve disappeared — here and there the bruins crop up to snatch an El Capitan climber’s lunch or surprise a…
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Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy Dam Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. I took this photo a few years back on one of our daytrips. The dam lies down Evergreen Road just before you enter the park and is prime rattlesnake breeding ground so watch where you step.
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Big Battle Over Hetch Hetchy Looming In The Near Future
SF Gate: “The debate over the proposal to breach the Sierra’s O’Shaughnessy Dam, drain the reservoir behind it and restore Hetch Hetchy Valley to its former natural splendor is apt to intensify this summer with the release of a California Department of Water Resources study on the issue. But preliminary comments from the agency indicate…