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Yosemite National Park

Free Yosemite Photography Classes

June 3, 2010

It’s pretty tough to take a bad picture in Yosemite. Everywhere you look, you’re surrounded by dramatic, world-class scenery (and depending on whether or not you’re in the Valley, crowds of tourists). If you’re heading to the park this month, now you can also have the chance to be surrounded by professional photographers and top-of-the-line [...]

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Hiking Cathedral Lakes – Yosemite National Park

May 20, 2010

A 7 mile out-and-back on the John Muir Trail to a set of glacial lakes in the Yosemite Wilderness. This northern hike near Tuolumne Meadows offers some relatively easy hiking away from the crowds, with some fantastic scenery not usually associated with Yosemite National Park. No views of Half Dome or tourists biking along paved [...]

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Frazil Ice on Yosemite Nature Notes

April 20, 2010

Yosemite is a pretty amazing landscape – anyone who’s even done the cursory drive-through sightseeing tour can attest to that. But what we may not be completely aware of is just how amazing it is up there. Luckily, we have things like Yosemite Nature Notes to keep us all on the up and up. The [...]

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Hiking North Dome and Indian Rock – Yosemite National Park

April 5, 2010

A moderate 9.5 mile hike to North Dome – a granite promontory with commanding views of Half Dome, Cloud’s Rest and the Yosemite Valley below. This meandering trail on the north rim of the valley is usually not crowded, providing a nice break from the throngs in the valley. The trail is mostly shaded, but [...]

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Hiking The High Sierra Loop – Yosemite National Park

March 23, 2010

A nearly 13 mile trail that hits some of the highlights of Yosemite National Park. This route starts out with a refreshing soak from Vernal Falls on the Mist Trail, then treats you to great views of Nevada Falls and Half Dome before giving wide vistas of the Valley Floor from the Panorama Trail and [...]

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Yosemite Nature Notes Explains the Snow Line

March 5, 2010

We’re due for another minor weekend storm, which means depending on your elevation, you might be near the snow line over the next few days. In case you were wondering what the snow line actually is, Steve Bumgardner from Yosemite Nature Notes does an excellent job of explaining the weather phenomenon’s importance to the ecosystem [...]

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New Half Dome Permit System for 2010

January 29, 2010

In 2010 and 2011, if you want to hike up Half Dome on a weekend or holiday when the cables are up, you’re going to need to do some serious planning-ahead, because now you need a permit to do so. According to the Yosemite National Park web site: Beginning in 2010, all people using the [...]

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Stay in Yosemite for Cheap!

January 20, 2010

If you’ve wanted to view Yosemite National Park in all its wintry splendor, but aren’t quite ready to snowcamp yet, the park is offering reduced rates at its Valley lodgings right now on selected dates through the end of March. The Ahwahnee Lodge rates are as low as $199 a night, while the Yosemite Lodge [...]

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People in Yosemite

December 16, 2009

Steven Bumgardner – a.k.a. YosemiteSteve – is the producer for Yosemite National Park’s Yosemite Nature Notes – a wonderful video podcast highlighting the human and natural history of one of the most beautiful places on the planet. In his most recent video upload, Steve focuses on the human footprint, showing some great HD timelapses of [...]

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Coming Home to Fires

August 31, 2009

I’m back from my workweek-long hiking / camping / photographing trip, and it was an overall very awesome experience. Over the next few days, I’ll hopefully find some time to upload all my photos and write up all the hikes I did … but the one word that hung over the entire trip was “wildfire.” [...]

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