From Yosemite Explorer - Yosemite in pictures:
Fern Ledge: John Muir’s Yosemite Falls
There is nothing in Yosemite Valley quite like a hike to Fern Ledge. Within minutes, the Fern Ledge hike will take you from the bustling, crowded, Lower Yosemite Falls area to a quiet, unmaintained trail that leads you past dense beds of flowers (Elegant [...]
Yosemite Blog reports:
Tuolumne Campground Opens for Season - Tuolumne campground is now open and in operation. Sites are available on a first come-first served basis until July 14th when 1/2 the campground will be open for reservations.
Looks like good timing for me since I’ll have some time during the first weeks of July.
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Yosemite Blog reports:
Tuolumne Campground Opens for Season - Tuolumne campground is now open and in operation. Sites are available on a first come-first served basis until July 14th when 1/2 the campground will be open for reservations.
Looks like good timing for me since I’ll have some time during the first weeks of July.
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An early season photo from last summer in Tuolumne Meadows…
Twilight Clouds, Unicorn Peak. Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
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Yosemite Blog posts an early morning shot from the Yosemite Valley web cam:
Good Morning.
Grabbed this image from the Yosemite Association webcam just a few seconds ago. What a beautiful sunrise.
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Probably not, but it is fun to ask. I updated the Tioga Pass photo in the previous post (see below) to include a shot taken about five minutes before noon. Note the car that has just passed through the entrance station. I’m jealous! :-)
(For me, the opening of Tioga marks the official start of the [...]
&uotThe Tioga Web Cam shows a clear road and a flag flying over the entrance station - all encouraging signs for today’s scheduled opening to the public.
According to the Yosemite National Park web site Tioga Pass road will open at noon on Friday. As in tomorrow. :-)
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&Yosemite Blog:
Tioga Set to Open Friday.
Sources are saying Tioga is ready to open this Friday (May 11) at noon, weather permitting.
No services or campgrounds will be available for a while yet.;/p>
Hikers and back country users take note: most of the trails are still covered with snow and streams are high with runoff. Over the last [...]
Deadly Trek Up Half Dome
From an SFGate article: Rangers re-examining safety of popular hike after a fatal fall from cables during final ascent
Nohara didn’t have time to speak or even shout before he slid off the side of Half Dome to his death, becoming the third fatality within a year off the 4,800-foot granite dome.
The death of Nohara on [...]
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