Location: Just west of North Dome Elevation: 7,100’ Discover date: June 29, 2023 Size: 841 acres Containment: 40% Cause: Lightning Yosemite Fire crews are using a management strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails to confine the spread of the fire in a predefined area. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally across the landscape, prby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tuesday August 1st, starting at 8am: Come on by and help the bear team knock down/ collect apples from the historic apple trees in the curry village parking lot. Yosemite's black bears are attracted to the apples as they begin to ripen and it can lead to trouble for both them and visitor's cars parked in Curry Village. Questions? Contact Yose_Voluby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
High-elevation snow is melting in the Mono Basin and we are enjoying quite a show of runoff. The winter of 2022–2023 broke records for snowpack and we’ve been watching that snow gush down Mono Basin creeks. Cool spring and early summer temperatures meant a slow start to the runoff season. Now this week’s heat wave and resultant melt is producing the highest daily flows of the season and likby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Release Date: Jul 25, 2023 Inciweb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cainf-cowtrack-lightning-fire Location: Mono Lake Ranger District of the Inyo National Forest, off Highway 120 East approximately 20 miles east of Highway 395 on Forest Service Road 1S19, 6 miles southeast of Mono Lake. Resources: 5 Engines, 3 Hand Crews, 1 Wildland Fuel Module, 3 Water Tenders, 1 Helicopter, 110 tby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Location: Just west of North Dome Elevation: 7,100’ Discover date: June 29, 2023 Size: 840 acres Containment: 30% Cause: Lightning Yosemite Fire crews are using a management strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails to confine the spread of the fire in a predefined area. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally across the landscape, prby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Location: Just west of North Dome Elevation: 7,100’ Discover date: June 29, 2023 Size: 840 acres Containment: 30%by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
MONO BASIN, Calif., July 22, 2023 — Inyo is currently managing a lightning-caused wildfire, named the “Cowtrack Fire” that was discovered on Wednesday evening, July 19. Currently at a 1/4-acre, it is burning with a slow rate of spread in light to moderate fuels consisting of Jeffrey pine and sage brush in sandy pumice soils. The fire is being managed for multiple objectives including remby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The Tioga Road will be opening for bicycles on Friday, July 21, 2023.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Reds Meadow will open tomorrow, July 21, at 8:00 am pending any unforeseen circumstances.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteeLeMeNOhPeeDid they have gasoline in TM on a normal year? Not lately, they removed the gas station.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will open to vehicles on Saturday, July 22, at 8 am. While vault and portable toilets will be available, there will be no water, no store/food service, and no fuel. Be sure to bring all the food/water you need. The Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center will be open (8 am to 5 pm) and a general information desk near the visitor center willby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Location: Just west of North Dome Elevation: 7,100’ Discover date: June 29, 2023 Size: 825 acres Cause: Lightning Containment: 20% Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trail, using fire to secure and strengthen control lines. The fire has moderate growth with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. A confine and cby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Pika Update 7/17/2023 Location: Just west of North Dome Elevation: 7,100’ Discover date: June 29, 2023 Size: 818 acres Cause: Lightning Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trail, using fire to secure and strengthen control lines. The fire has moderate growth with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. A confineby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
YVL Pool will be operating from 2 PM - 7 PM until the smoke conditions change from the Pika fireby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
July 14, 2023 (updated every Friday) Tioga Road is clear of snow all the way to Tioga Pass, however, Tioga Road will not open this weekend. We are optimistic it will open before the end of the July. The following work is in progress: Clearing snow from side roads and parking lots, and boulders from Tioga Road Removing trees in danger of falling onto the road Extensive repairs and hantaviruby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally across the landscape, providing ecological benefits to plants and wildlife, while also meeting protection objectives to minimize risk to people and infrastructure. Smoke from the Pika Fire has been impactingby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
BISHOP, Calif., July 13, 2023 — It’s no secret this past winter’s effects on the roads within Inyo National Forest (Forest) have been long-lasting. The Forest has continued reassessing roads after record-breaking snowmelt runoff and thunderstorms caused heavy damage to numerous Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) routes and has developed a prioritization protocol for repair based on access for fire pby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Assuming you mean Saddlebag Lake Road- Forest Road, it shows as open.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
State Route 120 W is now open between Lee Vining and the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park. The park entrance remains closed at this time and vehicles will NOT be able to drive into the park from the Mono County side.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Have you ever passed by a rock cairn and felt the urge to knock it over? Well, officials with Yosemite National Park strongly advise that you do. https://ktla.com/news/california/push-these-over-say-rangers-at-yosemite-national-park/by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Location: Just west of North Dome Elevation: 7,100 feet Discover date: June 29, 2023 Size: 40 acres Cause: Lightning Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. The fire has slow growth, with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally acby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It is current and real: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/caynp-pika-fireby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite National Park has declared fire season starting June 26, 2023 due to hotter and drier weather conditions. Fire season is officially enacted when fire danger rating indices for the park show Moderate for 3 consecutive days. Residential pile burning within the park is not permitted during the fire season in accordance with Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.13(c). Make surby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sonora Pass (State Route 108) is now open.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Ebbetts Pass is open.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This just in: On State Route 120 E, maintenance crews out of Lee Vining have reached Ellery Lake and are within roughly three miles of reaching the gate.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Last I heard the avalanch team was working at Olmsted.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here's the lastest: Glacier Point Road will open no earlier than July, probably later, due to heavy snow and construction.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A section of the Big Oak Flat Road west of Merced Grove is compromised. The affected area includes all the west bound lane and part of the east bound lane as well. We currently have the gates locked on Big Oak Flat Road east of the Big Oak Flat Entrance and a temporary gate west of Merced Grove parking lot. We are not allowing the public vehicular access through this area. We are allowing staff tby eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The gates into the Hetch Hetchy area are now open from 7am-9pm daily. Please remember that folks must be leaving the dam by 8:30pm in order to make it past the gate closure point by 9pm. Water flows are currently high throughout the area, please use caution when crossing water and bridges.by eeek - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion