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How old IS Yosemite?
When I was your age, I understood that glaciers about 13,000 years ago cut the valley into what we see today. Flash – science has updated this. So if it will help you sleep better, here is what the brainiacs … Continue reading
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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome
The Bible of Half Dome hiking guides. In fact, it’s the only fully dedicated guide. From Amazon…print or digital. Of all the hiking adventures in Yosemite National Park, probably the single most compelling to visitors from all over the world … Continue reading
Glaciers at Yosemite are melting. . . and so?
Did you know that for millions of years, the earth was covered by glaciers – up to 2 miles thick? Yes, the “snowball earth.” Then a cycle of warm came and they melted…..then glacierss reappeared. A natural cycle, caused by … Continue reading
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8-yr old summits El Cap
Sam Baker got a head start on most of you – he just climbed up El Capitan at Yosemite. Watch out Alex Honnold!!! We’ll keep an eye out for Sam as he breaks records. Oh yeah…he;’s the youngest on record. … Continue reading
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Half Dome season is over for another year
That will wrap it for 2022. Your next shot is to enter the lottery in March 2023. As far as I know…no one terminally fell off the cables. And that’s good. (really, Capt Obvious?) Very little bad activity save for … Continue reading
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Altitude/distance to get to the top and back
Miles from Valley / altitude 0.0 4003 Start of Hike – Camp Curry – our lodging 0.5 4093 Happy Isles – John Muir Trailhead. 1.5 4464 Jct, John Muir Trail with Mist Trail at the Vernal Fall Bridge. 2.1 5062 … Continue reading
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2022 = Bad year to visit Yosemite; Lots closed
Look at the projects scheduled for this year….a whole lot of work going on and many “attractions” closed. Come back in 2023!
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