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If you are at the park on Saturday, you will notice that the flags are at Half Staff. This is in honor of Dana Bruce, seasonal maintenance worker at Blue Ridge Parkway, a National Park unit in North Carolina. His mower fell 140 ft down an embankment. Curiously, all mowing operations have been suspended throughout the NPS pending an investigation.

If you like horses or just the pomp and ceremony of awards, the Yosemite Mounted Patrol School Graduation Ceremony will be held this Friday at the Ahwahnee Horse Training Grounds at 10 am.

June 2nd is a FREE admission day at all NPS parks. It’s National Trails Day. First organized by the American Hiking Society in 1993, National Trails Day has grown each year with support from the National Park Service. About 900 NTD events were registered as of mid-April — eventually the listing will include more than 2,000 events. They will be listed on the American Hiking Society website. I am organizing one up Mission Peak in Fremont. FEW sign-ups so far. Don’t be shy – I need hiking buddies. Limit is 30 by the East Bay Regional Parks. Don’t be a hoodad – …

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If you are at the park on Saturday, you will notice that the flags are at Half Staff. This is in honor of Dana Bruce, seasonal maintenance worker at Blue Ridge Parkway, a National Park unit in North Carolina. His mower fell 140 ft down an embankment. Curiously, all mowing operations have been suspended throughout the NPS pending an investigation.

If you like horses or just the pomp and ceremony of awards, the Yosemite Mounted Patrol School Graduation Ceremony will be held this Friday at the Ahwahnee Horse Training Grounds at 10 am.

June 2nd is a FREE admission day at all NPS parks. It’s National Trails Day. First organized by the American Hiking Society in 1993, National Trails Day has grown each year with support from the National Park Service. About 900 NTD events were registered as of mid-April — eventually the listing will include more than 2,000 events. They will be listed on the American Hiking Society website. I am organizing one up Mission Peak in Fremont. FEW sign-ups so far. Don’t be shy – I need hiking buddies. Limit is 30 by the East Bay Regional Parks. Don’t be a hoodad – that’s a guy who pretends he’s a surfer….. or a hiker. See the info <here.>

NOTICE: Absolutely no copostatic effects were used in the creation of this blog.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Good morning Campers! I’m your Uncle Ernie and I’ll welcome you to Tommy’s Holiday Camp. The camp with the difference, never mind the weather. When you come to Tommy’s, the holiday’s forever.” – The Who

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/5268/feed/ 0 Ginormous REI Sale May 18 http://hikehalfdome.com/ginormous-rei-sale-may-18/ http://hikehalfdome.com/ginormous-rei-sale-may-18/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:29:12 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5264 The Annual Anniversary Sale at REIs in the USA begins Thursday and runs 10 days. Some items are 30% off and members get a one-time, one-item 20% off any non-sale item. I got my flyer today and see some things you might want to get for your Half Dome hike: Water Filter, Zip off leg pants, Sleeping bag, Nalgene Bottles, Hiking poles, Headlamp, and Boots. Check.

Yosemite Nature Notes is the Yosemite on-line video series – there are now 17 stories. VERY well done.

Here’s a shot on top of Mission Peak Monday with my buds, Bill and Don.

It was beautiful, but there was a lot of trash up top. People – orange peels may be bio-degradable but in MONTHS. Pick up your garbage. There are trash cans just down the hill. If you’d like to join me for a National Trails Day hike up Mission Peak on June 2, we will be picking up trash on what is usually a clean trail. Go to my website link called simply National Trails Day. See their site also <HERE>.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Four young chiquitas in Omaha – waitin’ for the band to return from the …

]]> The Annual Anniversary Sale at REIs in the USA begins Thursday and runs 10 days. Some items are 30% off and members get a one-time, one-item 20% off any non-sale item. I got my flyer today and see some things you might want to get for your Half Dome hike: Water Filter, Zip off leg pants, Sleeping bag, Nalgene Bottles, Hiking poles, Headlamp, and Boots. Check.

Yosemite Nature Notes is the Yosemite on-line video series – there are now 17 stories. VERY well done.

Here’s a shot on top of Mission Peak Monday with my buds, Bill and Don.

It was beautiful, but there was a lot of trash up top. People – orange peels may be bio-degradable but in MONTHS. Pick up your garbage. There are trash cans just down the hill. If you’d like to join me for a National Trails Day hike up Mission Peak on June 2, we will be picking up trash on what is usually a clean trail. Go to my website link called simply National Trails Day. See their site also <HERE>.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Four young chiquitas in Omaha – waitin’ for the band to return from the show. A feelin’ good, feelin’ right and it’s Saturday night. The hotel detective, he was outta sight.  Now these fine ladies, they had a plan, they was out to meet the boys in the band. They said, “Come on dudes, let’s get it on!” and we proceeded to tear that hotel down. We’re an American band!!!” – Grand Funk Railroad 

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/ginormous-rei-sale-may-18/feed/ 1 Product review – Cadence insoles http://hikehalfdome.com/product-review-cadence-insoles/ http://hikehalfdome.com/product-review-cadence-insoles/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 00:16:13 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5258 I don’t write many product reviews but I needed to tell yall about a new boot insole that is pretty good. I met the founders of Cadence Insoles out of Nipomo, CA. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of the place, but  John Hinds, his wife and young daughter were at the Wildflower Triathlon Expo with a booth 2 weeks ago and were showing their new alternative insole. John has over 2 decades as a physical therapist focusing on orthopedic and sports rehabilitation. He came up with the idea for a better mousetrap – er, insole. While the focus of his website is on running, the insoles are great for anyone who uses their feet for locomotion (duh). Like us hikers.

For some reason, boot makers provide thin cardboard insoles with their boots. Me thinks it’s because if they put in a decent insole, the price of their boots would jump $50. So they basically pass that on to us. Manypeople just hike with those, but I like to swap mine out for more cushion.  The Cadence units fit into my Vasque Breeze size 13’s just fine. I trimmed them to the same length as my factory insoles.

I hiked Mission Peak …

]]> I don’t write many product reviews but I needed to tell yall about a new boot insole that is pretty good. I met the founders of Cadence Insoles out of Nipomo, CA. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of the place, but  John Hinds, his wife and young daughter were at the Wildflower Triathlon Expo with a booth 2 weeks ago and were showing their new alternative insole. John has over 2 decades as a physical therapist focusing on orthopedic and sports rehabilitation. He came up with the idea for a better mousetrap – er, insole. While the focus of his website is on running, the insoles are great for anyone who uses their feet for locomotion (duh). Like us hikers.

For some reason, boot makers provide thin cardboard insoles with their boots. Me thinks it’s because if they put in a decent insole, the price of their boots would jump $50. So they basically pass that on to us. Manypeople just hike with those, but I like to swap mine out for more cushion.  The Cadence units fit into my Vasque Breeze size 13’s just fine. I trimmed them to the same length as my factory insoles.

I hiked Mission Peak twice now with them I can honestly say I do like them. Better than my current orange insoles. The cush was very noticeable and the heel was grabbed securely. The website goes into the whys and wherefores of the need for good insoles. How about when hiking to Half Dome, you can be putting 5 times the force of your body onto your feet with each step. For cushioning, the Cadence closed cell polyurethane retains its cushioning properties much longer than EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) or open cell polyurethane. These insoles are $40 and can be bought on-line at the website.

Other news: Be careful of a throng of bicyclists up in the Gold Country - the AMGEN CA tour will be in and around Sonora this week.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Feets, Don’t Fail Me Now” – 1979 album by pianist Herbie Hancock. 

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

 

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/product-review-cadence-insoles/feed/ 0 Yosemite Search & Rescue 2011 Stats http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-search-rescue-2011-stats/ http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-search-rescue-2011-stats/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 03:03:23 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5253 First, a shout out to the folks who came to my talk at REI Brentwood Thursday. A tip of the hat to Karen the Outreach manager there for a great set up. Being a dolt, I forgot my laptop power cord under the projection table. I had to go back out Saturday to get it. An almost 90-minute drive from San Jose-by-the-sea. I tend to forget things so now I have an address label on all my toys.

2011 was a busy year for the crack Yosemite SAR team. There were 889 incidents requiring EMS help. 202 bona fide SAR events with full protocol in effect. 88 “Major SARs” involving multiple agencies on significant efforts and 15 fatalities in the year. The 202 SARS cost $640K. The highest in recent years was in 2005 when the 231 SARS cost $1.2M.

The rescue methods employed included: Self-rescues, crutches with a hike out, litter & wheel carryout, ski-sled/snow machine, high angle raise or lower, helicopter, swiftwater and horse.

Our thoughts are with the owners of the Mariposa businesses whose establishments were destroyed by the horrible fire Friday night. I hope they had insurance. This photo was taken by the Sierra Sun Times.…

]]> First, a shout out to the folks who came to my talk at REI Brentwood Thursday. A tip of the hat to Karen the Outreach manager there for a great set up. Being a dolt, I forgot my laptop power cord under the projection table. I had to go back out Saturday to get it. An almost 90-minute drive from San Jose-by-the-sea. I tend to forget things so now I have an address label on all my toys.

2011 was a busy year for the crack Yosemite SAR team. There were 889 incidents requiring EMS help. 202 bona fide SAR events with full protocol in effect. 88 “Major SARs” involving multiple agencies on significant efforts and 15 fatalities in the year. The 202 SARS cost $640K. The highest in recent years was in 2005 when the 231 SARS cost $1.2M.

The rescue methods employed included: Self-rescues, crutches with a hike out, litter & wheel carryout, ski-sled/snow machine, high angle raise or lower, helicopter, swiftwater and horse.

Our thoughts are with the owners of the Mariposa businesses whose establishments were destroyed by the horrible fire Friday night. I hope they had insurance. This photo was taken by the Sierra Sun Times.

OK, now 3 hours of Survivor. Big Finale tonight. The only show I watch.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “I am the god of hell-fire and I bring you F I R E.” – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

 

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-search-rescue-2011-stats/feed/ 0 Yosemite Valley Trivia http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-valley-trivia/ http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-valley-trivia/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 03:59:57 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5246 The California Spanish explorers encountered a free flowing river coming down from the Sierra into the Central Valley. It fed the growing agricultural needs of the population. They named this river for Mary, “Our Lady of Mercy.” We now call it the Merced  . . . the same river that hugs the John Muir Trail as we hike Half Dome.

In the early years of the park the river often flooded. Early settlers, led by Galen Clark, dynamited the glacial moraine at the Valley entrance near El Cap / Bridalveil Fall, lowering the water table. Water was used by the grazing livestock. Closer to Yosemite Falls, the Yosemite C reek was diverted east a bit to power a sawmill that Muir worked at. He even lived in a hut attached to it. Check out this photo of Muir’s “hangnest.” When you stroll near Yosemite Falls, you can see where we think it was  located. Water does not flow by there today.

 NEWS: A late Friday night fire destroyed a VERY old building in Mariposa. Gone in the blaze are the Mariposa Pizza Factory, Pony Expresso Coffee House & Trading Post, Tracy’s Yarns, Larry’s Coins, Grace Notes Chimes, Mariposa County Arts Council …

]]> The California Spanish explorers encountered a free flowing river coming down from the Sierra into the Central Valley. It fed the growing agricultural needs of the population. They named this river for Mary, “Our Lady of Mercy.” We now call it the Merced  . . . the same river that hugs the John Muir Trail as we hike Half Dome.

In the early years of the park the river often flooded. Early settlers, led by Galen Clark, dynamited the glacial moraine at the Valley entrance near El Cap / Bridalveil Fall, lowering the water table. Water was used by the grazing livestock. Closer to Yosemite Falls, the Yosemite C reek was diverted east a bit to power a sawmill that Muir worked at. He even lived in a hut attached to it. Check out this photo of Muir’s “hangnest.” When you stroll near Yosemite Falls, you can see where we think it was  located. Water does not flow by there today.

 NEWS: A late Friday night fire destroyed a VERY old building in Mariposa. Gone in the blaze are the Mariposa Pizza Factory, Pony Expresso Coffee House & Trading Post, Tracy’s Yarns, Larry’s Coins, Grace Notes Chimes, Mariposa County Arts Council and Windows on the World Bookstore. I’ve blogged about how great the Pony Expresso and the Bookstore were. I know the owners and this is tragic. The cause is not known but smoke was first seen coming out of the attic of the pizza parlor just before 9 pm. The building at Hwy 140 and 5th Ave is made of over 100 year old wood and went up fast. Damage is estimated at over $1M. No one was hurt. Sad, very sad.

The now former Pony Expresso

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “You better stop; Look round. Here it comes, here comes your 19th nervous breakdown.” – Rolling Stones 

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-valley-trivia/feed/ 2 Yosemite Falls Webcam http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-falls-webcam/ http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-falls-webcam/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 23:12:02 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5242 The Yosemite Conservancy just announced the installation and operation of a new webcam pointing at Yosemite Falls. So now you can look at the highest waterfall in North America and the 5th highest in the world anytime you want. The camera snaps a still shot every 3 minutes or so.  We can take turns monitoring it for hats and cameras falling over the edge. Go <HERE> to see the image.

Opening Day 2011

So who has permits for May 25 – Opening Day at Half Dome? The countdown is a bit over 2 weeks. I hope yall trained. If you go, send us a summary of how it went. Now that the temps are creeping into the 80’s at the park, the snow is burning off. The 2-mile “Half Dome Trail” willbe accessible soon and Sub Dome clear. I want to take this time to ask that you DO NOT go up the ROCK until the cables are installed. Some foolhardy death wishers go up just rappelling with the steel cable. I wish you could ask two women who tried it – but they are dead. See the ACCIDENTS page. Nov 2006 – Emily Sandoval and April 2007 – …

]]> The Yosemite Conservancy just announced the installation and operation of a new webcam pointing at Yosemite Falls. So now you can look at the highest waterfall in North America and the 5th highest in the world anytime you want. The camera snaps a still shot every 3 minutes or so.  We can take turns monitoring it for hats and cameras falling over the edge. Go <HERE> to see the image.

Opening Day 2011

So who has permits for May 25 – Opening Day at Half Dome? The countdown is a bit over 2 weeks. I hope yall trained. If you go, send us a summary of how it went. Now that the temps are creeping into the 80’s at the park, the snow is burning off. The 2-mile “Half Dome Trail” willbe accessible soon and Sub Dome clear. I want to take this time to ask that you DO NOT go up the ROCK until the cables are installed. Some foolhardy death wishers go up just rappelling with the steel cable. I wish you could ask two women who tried it – but they are dead. See the ACCIDENTS page. Nov 2006 – Emily Sandoval and April 2007 – Jennie Bettles. R.I.P.

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC. Didn’t get to bed last night. On the way the paper bag was on my knee, man, I had a dreadful flight. I’m back in the USSR. You don’t know how lucky you are, boy. Back in the USSR.” – Beatles 

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-falls-webcam/feed/ 2 Yosemite is up and running http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-is-up-and-running/ http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-is-up-and-running/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 00:16:58 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5238

It’s pretty much business as usual at Yosemite. Roads are open and attractions are ready to rock and roll. Even the “ice cut” section of the John Muir Trail (between Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall) has opened for the season. Yosemite Valley Stables began the half-day rides to Clarks Point. The Glacier Point and Grand Tours have begun service for the season. The Grand Tour is an 8-hour tour that runs through Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, Wawona and to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. The tour departs daily from Yosemite Lodge at 8:45 AM. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is open and the trams are running! A free Shuttle available from the Wawona Store Parking lot.

If you are on Northside Drive, Southside Drive and the Valley Floor, crews will be striping and painting stencils for about a week.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me. Twice on the pipe if the answer is no.” – Tony Orlando

Editor’s note: Disco Inferno was made popular by the Trammps, not the Bee Gees. 

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

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It’s pretty much business as usual at Yosemite. Roads are open and attractions are ready to rock and roll. Even the “ice cut” section of the John Muir Trail (between Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall) has opened for the season. Yosemite Valley Stables began the half-day rides to Clarks Point. The Glacier Point and Grand Tours have begun service for the season. The Grand Tour is an 8-hour tour that runs through Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, Wawona and to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. The tour departs daily from Yosemite Lodge at 8:45 AM. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is open and the trams are running! A free Shuttle available from the Wawona Store Parking lot.

If you are on Northside Drive, Southside Drive and the Valley Floor, crews will be striping and painting stencils for about a week.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me. Twice on the pipe if the answer is no.” – Tony Orlando

Editor’s note: Disco Inferno was made popular by the Trammps, not the Bee Gees. 

MrHalfDome™ – Rick Deutsch – www.HikeHalfDome.com

One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

 

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-is-up-and-running/feed/ 0 El Portal Gas Station http://hikehalfdome.com/el-portal-gas-station/ http://hikehalfdome.com/el-portal-gas-station/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 05:37:52 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5233 If you come into the park via Hwy 140 thru Mariposa, you may want to know that the Shell gas station just outside the park has been closed for a while. Wanna know why? There have been negotiations going on to decide who will run it before the pumps are active again. In the meantime you can see the work that is being done on the holding tanks. So first one to report that the pumps are up and running wins a Cupie Doll.

Snows are cleared off 4-Mile trail. It’s open for hiking.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “To my surprise, one hundred stories high. People getting loose. They’re getting down on the roof. Folks are screaming out of control, it was so entertaining, when that boogie-woogie started to explode. I heard somebody say: Burn, baby, burn! Disco Inferno, burn that mother down.” – The Bee Gees

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

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]]> If you come into the park via Hwy 140 thru Mariposa, you may want to know that the Shell gas station just outside the park has been closed for a while. Wanna know why? There have been negotiations going on to decide who will run it before the pumps are active again. In the meantime you can see the work that is being done on the holding tanks. So first one to report that the pumps are up and running wins a Cupie Doll.

Snows are cleared off 4-Mile trail. It’s open for hiking.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “To my surprise, one hundred stories high. People getting loose. They’re getting down on the roof. Folks are screaming out of control, it was so entertaining, when that boogie-woogie started to explode. I heard somebody say: Burn, baby, burn! Disco Inferno, burn that mother down.” – The Bee Gees

*MrHalfDome™ – Rick Deutsch – www.HikeHalfDome.com

One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/el-portal-gas-station/feed/ 1 Yosemite Gardens Park http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-gardens-park/ http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-gardens-park/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 03:43:39 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5223 Whaazat? A developer has a dream of building a complex at the site of the old Jamestown Mine off Highway 108 near Sonora. A project application has been submitted the Community Resources at Tuolumne County. The new facility will be comprised of a couple dozen youth baseball fields, a bowling alley, a movie house, almost 2,000 hotel rooms, retail space, a focused town center, amphitheater, an assisted living center and an Alzheimer’s care unit. All this on about 800 acres. And if you like the look of Butchart Gardens on Victoria Island, BC, they hope to get approval to build a 65-acre site, with trees and foliage to marvel at.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “You’ll never know how great a kiss can feel, when you stop at the top of a Ferris “ Cannon wheel.  When i fell in love down at Palisades Park.” – Freddie “Boom Boom 

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]]> Whaazat? A developer has a dream of building a complex at the site of the old Jamestown Mine off Highway 108 near Sonora. A project application has been submitted the Community Resources at Tuolumne County. The new facility will be comprised of a couple dozen youth baseball fields, a bowling alley, a movie house, almost 2,000 hotel rooms, retail space, a focused town center, amphitheater, an assisted living center and an Alzheimer’s care unit. All this on about 800 acres. And if you like the look of Butchart Gardens on Victoria Island, BC, they hope to get approval to build a 65-acre site, with trees and foliage to marvel at.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “You’ll never know how great a kiss can feel, when you stop at the top of a Ferris “ Cannon wheel.  When i fell in love down at Palisades Park.” – Freddie “Boom Boom 

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

]]> http://hikehalfdome.com/yosemite-gardens-park/feed/ 0 Sierra Nevada Geotourism http://hikehalfdome.com/sierra-nevada-geotourism/ http://hikehalfdome.com/sierra-nevada-geotourism/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 03:32:36 +0000 Mr Half Dome - Rick Deutsch http://hikehalfdome.com/?p=5217 National Geographic is a major sponsor of a new initiative. The Sierra Business Council and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy are also major players. Dozens of cities, counties and organizations all support the program. 

Follow along at SierraNevadaGeotourism.org Here you will see a robust website with many sights to see in the Golden State and our neighbor to the east – Nevada!

A nice 3 minute video by Doug McConnell formerly of “Bay Area Backroads” and now of “Openroad.tv” fame showcases the vast opportunities for recreation that are available.  The WEBMAP shows over 1300 Points of Interest. We don’t want anyone to be bored! You can print out the maps or use the Mobile App for your smart phone. Nifty new idea.

The Project Manager for the effort is Nicole DeJonghe. She explained the effort at the recent Yosemite Gateway Partners meeting. This will help divert excess traffic from Yosemite and towards other attractions. The main map has links to all kinds of Sierra fun.

Then the Exploration Track link will take you to topics of Adventure, Engagement, Culture & Heritage, Local flavor and Natural Beauty. The EVENTS page lists just about everything but a cow chip …

]]> National Geographic is a major sponsor of a new initiative. The Sierra Business Council and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy are also major players. Dozens of cities, counties and organizations all support the program. 

Follow along at SierraNevadaGeotourism.org Here you will see a robust website with many sights to see in the Golden State and our neighbor to the east – Nevada!

A nice 3 minute video by Doug McConnell formerly of “Bay Area Backroads” and now of “Openroad.tv” fame showcases the vast opportunities for recreation that are available.  The WEBMAP shows over 1300 Points of Interest. We don’t want anyone to be bored! You can print out the maps or use the Mobile App for your smart phone. Nifty new idea.

The Project Manager for the effort is Nicole DeJonghe. She explained the effort at the recent Yosemite Gateway Partners meeting. This will help divert excess traffic from Yosemite and towards other attractions. The main map has links to all kinds of Sierra fun.

Then the Exploration Track link will take you to topics of Adventure, Engagement, Culture & Heritage, Local flavor and Natural Beauty. The EVENTS page lists just about everything but a cow chip tossing contest! the June 9 John Muir Festival  in Groveland/Coulterville is described. I’ll be speaking there.

This is one URL you need to bookmark and refer to regularly.

 

Unrelated thought worth quoting: “Another Saturday Night and I ain’t got nobody, I have … I had someone to talk to, I’m in an awful way” – Sam Cooke

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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

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