Old time radio show, funny and today probably politically incorrect Jack Benny Show #362 - Skiing in Yosemiteby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
My mother said she, her sister, dad and aunt all stayed in Yosemite for a week that year, first thing they did was go to Glacier Point to look around before finding their campsite below. I'm surprised at the lack of photos of the wood pile so lucky to have a rare picture! That night they then laid out on blankets to watch the Firefall. She said even then the meadow was a mess and she was happy toby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Found a box of my mom's slides from a road trip she made to the Sierra in 1956 when she was 14. This is Glacier Point with the Firefall coals pile.The two gals in the middle are my mother and her sister.by Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Imagine what subdivisions in Bridgeport would do to the gas prices... (click on this thumbnail to bring up a 6420x1038 panorama taken from 395)by Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteERICG This year could be a problem. No snow= no falls. Get together a bunch of hikers and pack jugs of water to the top of El Cap and pour it over the side at sunsetby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Ecology: A world without mosquitoes (nature.com) Eradicating any organism would have serious consequences for ecosystems — wouldn't it? Not when it comes to mosquitoes, finds Janet Fang.by Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
What percentage of these claims will ever be worked? My guess <1 percentby Vince - General Discussion
It is a counter. I ran across one on North Fork Lone Pine Creek (Mountaineer's route to Mt. Whitney). That one even had a screen to show the count (which at the time I saw it read 7). They work the same as game cams, might even take your pictureby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Devils Postpile National Monument installed a webcam in the Soda Springs meadow just in time for the winter. The monument closes for the season Monday afternoon at 5. Link to webcam: http://tenaya.ucsd.edu/depoby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Plugging in some sunset values into Stellarium for Yosemite Valley Firefall (Horsetail Fall) date of Feb. 14, 2012, sunset at 17:31:47, sun sets at azimuth 253 degrees, 33 minutes 41 seconds Backing up to Oct. 27, 2011, sunset at 18:01:29, sun sets at azimuth 253 degrees, 33 minutes, 17 seconds So if it rains a lot or snows and then melts on Oct 27 and sun peeks out just before sunset, sby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Someone mentioned Half Dome's slope. I took this photo from LYV, measuring rise/run in pixels I came up with rise 604 run 787 which comes out to 76.7 percent slope (604/787) and 37.5 degrees (inv tangent 604/787)by Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
While others turned back, Castillo pushed on up the park's iconic feature, making him one of Yosemite National Park's worst nightmares— the increasing number of wilderness neophytes who mistakenly think the government is obligated to save them. Article from The Associated Press Edit: This link actually goes to the story: http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/half-dome-suby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Restore Hetch Hetchy has a Facebook page that is updated fairly regularly.by Vince - General Discussion
Shot this with the 500 mirror (it's a rather obscure Korean lens called "Prospec" ). The Belden's was about 8 feet away at Upper Soda Springs campground. You can see the bokeh in the background and the lack of depth of field. You are right about the handy switching of ISO. I had forgotten about it and was shooting flash pics inside the Standard Mill at Bodie, then remembered I could pusby Vince - Photography advice, critiques and tutorials
I had something like that happen up at Horseshoe Meadow. I was in the smaller walk-in campground to the north and it was just my tent and one other, I was hanging out listening to XM just letting the day go by, then the occupants of the other site came back from a hike. They pulled out guitars and started jamming, I didn't mind too much because they actually played fairly well. But after about 30by Vince - General Discussion
When I was a teen I was driving down a highway and a careless driver pulled out of a side road, hit the rear quarterpanel of my car and sent my car off the road, rolling sideways. I rolled maybe 5 seconds before landing upright in a ditch and I walked away unhurt. But during those five seconds I figured this was it, I was dead and I really did see my life flash before my eyes, little snippets ofby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
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LCD screens are flexible, some enterprising electronics geek should rig one up to play a video loop of a campfire. You just unroll the screen from its protective tube and prop it up with the tube or some sticks, backlight it with your headlamp and voila! Campfire, no fuss, no muss (and no heat ) How to build a fake campfireby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I use REI trekking poles, they are more useful downhill than up. I believe the REI brand is made by Komperdell. Odd that they are not counting this sad death in the park totals for the yearby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
My LED headlamp! Luckily I keep another (incandescent, unfortunately) as a spare.by Vince - General Discussion
Makes for some unusual sunsets in Lone Pineby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteFrank Furter Documents concerning the Scenic View Plan can be assessed at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=347&projectID=23811&documentID=35583 The Environmental Assessment is the most detailed description. The appendix which scored various sites for scenic impairment by a numerical score or VRA ( visual resource assessment lists the sites under consideration. Undby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think I've felt safer on the cables than I have at the edge of Emerald Pool during high flow. I've seen the book "Death in Yosemite" referred to a few times, I'm thinking the percentage of preventable deaths listed in the book has to be in the 90s, maybe high 90s. What's bad about yesterday's deaths is it appears two people died trying to help the first, another thing that was pointedby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
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Well done. My last visit to Owens Valley gave a cloudless sky but will try again in a few daysby Vince - Photography advice, critiques and tutorials
Goldfinch says, "That's some mighty fine bokeh you got there." Been having a lot of fun with a 500mm mirror the last couple months, the lens isn't sharp, it has zero depth of field (and thus very hard to focus), it is cheap ($50), it makes weird rings of light when out of focus (bokeh), but it also is light enough to put in a backpack and beats the heavy, long, expensive ($1,500)by Vince - Photography advice, critiques and tutorials
Last I read, the Minaret Falls and Upper Soda campgrounds were closed because of heavy downed tree debris. I'll bet southern part of Minaret flooded, too. I'll be down there in a few days to see for myself, will try for a campground at Pumice Flat probablyby Vince - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
No nothing! NoNothing by hikeofyourlife, on Flickr Or a more modern No! sign: South Yuba River SP by hikeofyourlife, on Flickrby Vince - General Discussion
Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you.by Vince - General Discussion