A new episode of my favorite web series came out the other day. Enjoy!
“Yosemite Steve” (not to be confused with Yosemite Sam) has done it again with the newest Yosemite Nature Notes video. This one is all about the glowing Horsetail Falls, a phenomenon that happens during the sometimes serendipitous convergence of several components – time of year, angle of sun, clouds, time of day, and recent weather [...]
I’ve shared them here before and you know how much I love them – the Yosemite Nature Notes videos. I was incredibly pleased to find out this morning that a new one has been released. Watch to learn about the historic architecture of the Rangers Club in Yosemite Valley.
The history of access to Yosemite Valley is interesting – highways 120, 140, and 41 have not always been there. One of the first paved roads into the Valley was the original Big Oak Flat Road (a history can be found here). It was a dangerous road and was eventually replaced with the safer tunnel [...]
Sierra Point is a viewpoint on the eastern end of Yosemite Valley from which you can see four waterfalls: Yosemite Falls, Illilouette Falls, Vernal Falls, and Nevada Falls. This old map shows a trail to Sierra Point from Happy Isles (look between Happy Isles and Grizzly Peak). However, this trail was closed back in the [...]
I spent this past weekend in Yosemite Valley, also known as the Disneyland of National Parks. About 4 million people visit Yosemite every year and it often feels like they are all in the Valley at the same time. This is not the way I like to enjoy the outdoors, but the charm and appeal [...]
Yosemite’s Steve Bumgardner (@YosemiteSteve) has done a great job with the newest Nature Notes video on glaciers. I watched it with a stupid grin on my face, wishing I was right there with them. It also reminds me that I still haven’t been on Mt Lyell…. Check it out – and make sure to set [...]
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