News from Yosemite – Page 9

Fall Color in Yosemite

30 October 201519 October 2008 by Theresa

Once upon a time, a reporter asked a long time Yosemite Interp Ranger where to find the best fall color, and the ranger replied, “About 3000 miles that way” and pointed east. Ok, so we’re not Vermont, when it comes to fall color. Most of our forests are coniferous, but Chris and I managed to … Read more

Another new speed record on The Nose

13 October 2008 by Theresa

Hans and Yuji did it again! Another fantastic record, this time cutting off 6.5 minutes off their previous record. The final time was 2 hours, 37 minutes and 5 seconds. Tom and I sadly missed the record-setting effort, and the cheering and hoopla in the meadow, but I couldn’t resist mentioning it here. An amazing … Read more

Field Trip to the Dump

30 October 201510 October 2008 by Theresa

It may not sound like the greatest field-trip destination, but the Mariposa County dump is a fascinating place to visit. People say things like “Americans throw away 1460 pounds of solid trash each year” (Annenberg Foundation) which is a big number but seeing the volume with your own eyes really makes that number something real. … Read more

Curry Village Rock Slide

8 October 2008 by Theresa

Just a quick note to let you know that we are OK. There was a fairly substantial rock slide at Curry Village yesterday, and another this morning just before 7 am. Fortunately, there are only minor injuries being reported at this time. Although the guest cabins at Curry Village have been evacuated as a precaution, … Read more

Yosemite Fire Updates

30 July 2008 by Theresa

Good news from this afternoon’s DNC briefing… 1. Power is on in El Portal and Yosemite West and they expect to have power in the Valley by 8pm tonight, with the possibility of permanent power (rerouting lines around the burn area). This means that it wasn’t a totally stupid thing to take things out of … Read more

The record-breaking day

12 July 2008 by Theresa

There’s been a great deal of excitement and story-telling about the new speedclimbing record on the Nose, recently obtained by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama. 2 hours, 43 minutes, 33 seconds. In addition to the details from Hans, ElcapPics turned in an entertaining and suspenseful narrative on Supertopo. It was very exciting, the media was … Read more

Hite’s Cove – a new record…

30 October 201530 March 2007 by Theresa

The hike to Hite’s Cove is an annual favorite this time of year for the amazing flowers and moderate temperatures. It’s also the furthest I’ve hiked in a day since October. 8.4 miles – getting stronger… my back was fine – but my legs got tired!

Owl-icious

30 October 201520 March 2007 by Theresa

It is my new habit now when out for my ‘rehabilitation’ walks to stop whenever I hear a new birdsong and try to figure out where the bird is and whether I can identify it. As I was gazing up into a tree last week, the manager at Yosemite Lodge stopped his bike and asked … Read more

Dry spell ends

30 October 201511 February 2007 by Theresa

Funny I should mention this just as the fine, dry, sunny weather is ending, but so far this year the weather has been absolutely fantastic for my rehabilitation. A strong high pressure system settled in, and brought with it perfect weather for me to get out and enjoy the flat Valley trails again. This was, … Read more

Snow snow snow

30 October 20158 May 2003 by Theresa

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This has been a strange year for snow. When we moved in, at the beginning of April, Hans said that having snow on the porch was highly unusual for that time of year. Now, it's May, and the snow is still falling. It's incredible – incredibly beautiful, and incredibly frustrating. This was not the view that we expected for the beginning of April in Yosemite Still, we're getting out some.

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