Are the hiking conditions up in that area of the park still ideal, or should I expect some snow and wet rock?by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Must be the chikin. When I looked at the Sentinel Dome netcam this morning, the chikin was right in front of the lens, blocking the view of Half Dome.by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
August 26, 2011 at 7:00 AM Coming to Lacey this weekend: the bearmobile Posted by Lynda V. Mapes Bearmobile? Yes, bearmobile. As part of the recovery effort for grizzly bears, Doug Zimmer of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has helped put together what has to be the region's first bear public awareness campaign on wheels. It's a show stopper, in part for the two taxidermied full grby KenS - General Discussion
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/08/icy-greenland/100135/by KenS - General Discussion
AUGUST 26, 2011 . National Parks Tap Fear Factor By JIM CARLTON YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.—Faced with rising fatalities and exploding search-and-rescue costs, national parks are turning to an ounce of prevention to reduce visitor accidents. ... Under a program called Preventative Search and Rescue adopted by several Western parks, rangers and other staff are focusing more intby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Third picture in the slideshow. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576087822749141458.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStoriesby KenS - General Discussion
In Yellowstone, Killing One Kind of Trout to Save Another By KIRK JOHNSON Published: August 23, 2011 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The first “Judas fish” have been released. As the Biblically inspired name suggests, the fish — surgically altered lake trout, implanted last week with tiny radio transmitters on a gently rocking open boat by a team of scientists here — aby KenS - General Discussion
AUGUST 18, 2011 . Gold Fever Stirs Ghost Town Proposal to Ease Land Protections Could Clear Path for New California Mine. BY JUSTIN SCHECK BODIE, Calif.—A push for gold mining to return to the scrubby hills around this Central California ghost town has tapped into a national debate over land use. Residents and officials near Bodie have been sparring for months over a New Yorkby KenS - General Discussion
O.C. wilderness lacks access Updated: Aug. 16, 2011 4:45 p.m. BY DAVID WHITING, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER In the 12 months since I last wrote about scarce parking for the Cleveland National Forest, there has been some progress. It's not a lot. In fact, it has nothing do with parking lots. But let's appreciate the improvements. At least officials are responding. First, they have extended thby KenS - General Discussion
Is gunning down coyotes extreme? Aug. 16, 2011 BY DAVID WHITING COLUMNIST THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER I'm running around Laguna Woods trying to figure out why anyone would shoot coyotes when, apropos of nothing, the riddle of the Sphinx pops in my head. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/coyotes-312204-coyote-dad.htmlby KenS - General Discussion
Friends say man who drowned trying to rescue girlfriend was a hero By TRACY SHERLOCK, Vancouver Sun August 12, 2011 4:02 The man who drowned after jumping in the Cheakamus River to try to save his girlfriend who had fallen into the fast-moving water is being remembered as a valiant hero. Justin Chan, 34, and his girlfriend, Amy Wong, were fly fishing in “ankle-deep” water in the rby KenS - General Discussion
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/14/magazine/LOOKrock.html?ref=magazineby KenS - General Discussion
The next time I hike out there, I'll probably bring a book to read while lounging around the white sand beach at the lower lake and maybe have lunch on the island you can walk out to on the upper lake.by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Attorney: Goat that killed hiker 'should have been removed' earlier By Erik Lacitis August 8, 2011 at 6:40 PM Seattle Times staff reporter The Tacoma attorney who filed $10 million in wrongful-death claims on behalf of the estate, the wife and stepson of the Port Angeles hiker fatally gored by a 350-plus-pound mountain goat in Olympic National Park said he's been reading the often-negativeby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
August 5, 2011 at 3:30 AM British teen slain by polar bear in Norway Arctic By BJOERN H. AMLAND OSLO, Norway — A polar bear attacked a group of British students camping on a remote Arctic glacier as part of a high-end adventure holiday, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring four other young people Friday before a trip member fatally shot the bear. Two were hospitalized witby KenS - General Discussion
Czech hikers try to flee with world-famous B.C. Burgess Shale fossils One man jumps into frigid B.C. river in attempt to escape capture By Clara Ho, Calgary Herald August 5, 2011 CALGARY — Two visitors from the Czech Republic were arrested after reportedly making off with six slabs of rock from the Burgess Shale fossil site in B.C.'s Yoho National Park — but not before a daylong manby KenS - General Discussion
Llama attack traumatizes family By Kelly Sinoski and Medha, Vancouver Sun August 4, 2011 Philpott grew wary as she watched a llama at Krause Berry Farm's petting zoo circling her mother, getting a bit too close. As the animal followed France Pilotte, 75, it nibbled at her backpack, probably looking for grain she had bought at the Langley farm to feed the animals. Then she and anoby KenS - General Discussion
Anecdotal evidence not good enough to justify wolf kill By Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun columnist August 5, 2011 It now appears British Columbia is officially declaring total war on wolves in the Cariboo and Chilcotin — a region which covers about one-third of the province — on the basis of “anecdotal information.” As Larry Pynn reported in The Sun earlier this week, the decisioby KenS - General Discussion
Calgary family comes to rescue as cougar attacks child Postmedia News August 2, 2011 5:02 PM CALGARY — A six-year-old girl's family came to her rescue after a cougar attacked the child in Kananaskis Country west of Calgary during the long weekend, provincial authorities say. On July 31, the girl was walking with her family on a trail in Bow Valley Provincial Park. A cougar attacked anby KenS - General Discussion
Aggressive Yellowstone grizzly euthanized after charging hiker Fri, Jul 29 2011 By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho | Tue Aug 2, 2011 8:25pm EDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Rangers have taken the rare step of capturing and killing a grizzly bear deemed a threat to human safety in Yellowstone National Park after the bruin menaced a hiker without any apparent provocation. Bear managers saidby KenS - General Discussion
Following John Muir's steps San Francisco Chronicle July 31, 2011 04:00 AM ... Welch developed a case of Muir-mania that wasn't fully satisfied until the moment 46 years later when she stood in a cold Oakland warehouse holding Muir's original handwritten journal labeled "Yosemite 1873." "Exquisite," she says, her white-gloved fingers trembling. "What an honor toby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Neat time lapse photograph I believe of a lone hiker ascending the cables just before sunrise. http://redwoodclub.weebly.com/photo-gallery.htmlby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Human Run-Ins With Bears May Portend Deeper Changes By KIRK JOHNSON Published: July 27, 2011 Colorado Springs -- Griffin W. Smith of Colorado Springs surprised a black bear in his kitchen last week. The bear was drinking from a dog dish. “But when a bear is in your kitchen, it seems bigger,” said Mr. Smith, 21, a biology major who was at home last week from college when he came downsby KenS - General Discussion
Bear spray mandatory on popular Banff hiking trail By Valerie Berenyi, Postmedia News July 27, 2011 6:44 PM For the first time in a national park, Parks Canada has mandated that until Sept. 15 hikers on the popular Lake Minnewanka Trail in Banff National Park must travel in a tight group of four or more with at least one person must carry bear spray at all times. "We want to reby KenS - General Discussion
That shot by Waterwheel Falls with the mist in the air must be around where Galen Rowell took one of his more memorable photographs, one he must have used magic pixie dust. http://www.life.com/gallery/53531/image/ugc1151771#index/10by KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wild Cougar Traveled East 1,500 Miles, Tests Find By PETER APPLEBOME Published: July 26, 2011 From the beginning, the tale seemed to skirt the edges of the possible — a mountain lion reported to be stalking the wilds of Greenwich, Conn., seen near fancy private schools and busy roadways. But the sightings were confirmed in early June by paw prints, photographs and animal droppings, and thby KenS - General Discussion
Four bears killed after mauling of woman near Lillooet By Medha, Vancouver Sun July 3, 2011 4:47 PM Four bears have been caught and killed in response to the fatal mauling of a woman in a remote area outside of Lillooet, BC. The woman’s body was discovered Thursday night. Conservation officer Rod Olsen said officers are optimistic that one of these bears was responsible for the womby KenS - General Discussion
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 3:41 PM Hikers face hazards from lingering snow By Jack Broom STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES This year's staggering mountain snowpack, lingering well into summer, is creating not just inconvenience and disappointment — but also danger, for hikers and backpackers, park and forest officials say. The caution comes as a long holiday weekend and anticipated goby KenS - General Discussion
Tuolumne Wilderness Center Opening Wilderness permits and bear canisters will be available from 9am to 4pm for now. The center has no power, no phones, and no restrooms. We will be hand writing permits and maps and books will not be available until the center opens completely. Please tell visitors they will need to come prepared with these items. Only permits for the Tuolumne and Tioga Road traby KenS - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
What’s All This Solo Hiking Stuff, Anyhow? Bob Pease June 16, 2011 ... Bring water. Bring water purifying pills. A little food. Enough warm clothes (and a sleeping bag in winter). Bring a whistle. And, bring a watch. Now, why would you want to bring a watch and spoil the unplanned, un-organized fun of a spontaneous hike? One serious reason: So you know when to turn around! You need toby KenS - General Discussion