I am glad to read that people are getting worked up about this nonsense. I walked around today, and all I saw was was the "cell phone zombie shuffle" -- people completely detached from their surroundings, face permanently glued to whatever nonsense is popping up on their g'dam'd 'smart' phone. I just wrote this somewhere else: As a population, our voting turnout is abysmal; I guessby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Revival already under way in Rim Fire burn zone Groveland, Tuolumne County -- From the interior of the Rim Fire, charred, dead trees stretch for miles down the canyon and across to a bare mountain face incinerated into a moonscape. Yet across the blackened earth, gray ash and tanged scent of burned wood, a bracken fern sprouted last week and stretched skyward, as life emerged anew. Amby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehighsierra1 It is over and over again saddening to see the closure signs, the barricades and that people can't enjoy it for a day or days what we give so much of our heart to. How can nature be closed? In case anyone has not seen one of the "Nature Closed" signs (note that ignoring these signs can get pricey):by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There are those who think that if you just open the parks everything will be okay with sunshine and good times for all (for those who don't care about anything else on the list) *insert head back in sand*by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteW7SG We were coming down from Ridge Lakes @ Lassen, which is 2.2 miles, 1000 vertical feet & met a man & his daughter. He was using a walker. Good for him. I hope he made his goal (whatever it was) I used to hike with a Viet Nam Vet who wore clip on crutches (and plenty of metal in his legs) I can only imagine the reports that were made based on the expressions of the folks weby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKen M County road, but running on Federal land, that is closed? A friend called to check the status of the roads in the area; the portal road is still open, however, the person said that the status of the road was in flux due to exactly what you state "county road running on Federal land"by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I believe that they are going to block the Portal Road, also.by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There are forklifts blocking entry to the Mall/monuments and they are turning off the fountains in DC. What an embarrassment to the world.by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Shutdown May Hinder California's Rim Fire Cleanup One of the worst wildfires in California's history continues to burn in Yosemite National Park, where employees will be furloughed if the government can't pass a budget tomorrow (Oct. 1). The Rim Fire has burned more than 257,000 acres (1,040 square kilometers) and is 92 percent contained. (Containment means the fire can still burn, but theby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This article previously posted on the Rim Fire Update Thread discusses the soil condition as according to experts from different agencies. Whilst I cannot answer to whether or not the logging is a good or bad thing, I can safely say that nothing that is being decided is not being carefully considered before action is taken.by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park Update for Friday Morning, September 27, 2013 - Final Update Public Safety All roads within the fire area remain closed to the public with the exception of Hwy 120. Travelers and local residents with permission entering the fire area should use extreme caution as fire personnel and contracted equipment continue to work in the area. Hazards may include rby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Maybe the two of you stayed in the same room/cottage at the Ahwahnee. . Give. It. A. Rest!by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I don't know if I have ever gotten gas at the station, but it sure is a great location for all sorts of ride-sharing, parking, and general pause-and-reconnoitering!by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I admire folks who take on treks by themselves; it demonstrates a lot of characteristics that are in tune with the outdoors. George D. mentions frequently that people just do not get off the trail enough even to enjoy a meadow a few feet away! Even better would bee meadows off-off trail, so that the stock, people, etc had not caused any erosion at all. I think that needs to take Chick-ahby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great shot of the starz!by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Chick-ah! Long time no see. I thought that may have left his girl for Parrot Head fuzz ball.by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park Update for Sunday Morning, September 22, 2013 Approximately 0.6" of rain fell on the fire yesterday causing some rock and debris falls and muddy roads. Some erosion may have occurred on deeply burned water repellent soils. Give the rain and higher humidity fire behavior should be more limited today to isolated smoldering. Fire crews will continue workby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Nearly 40 percent of Rim Fire land a moonscape Researchers say contiguous footprint of destruction inside Sierra Rim Fire largest since 1300s SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A fire that raged in forest land in and around Yosemite National Park has left a barren moonscape in the Sierra Nevada mountains that experts say is larger than any burned in centuries. The fire has consumed about 400by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The pictures are beautiful and inviting. I have done far worse, but that was when I was younger and oblivious to my impending mortality.by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Marek Warszawski: Outdoors, kindness was Shane Krogen's domain Shane Krogen was one of the first friendly faces I met in Fresno. He was behind the counter at California Outfitters, the outdoors speciality shop he used to own near Blackstone and Herndon, when I walked in 15 years ago looking for new hiking boots. (I found the store in something called the yellow pages. Kids, ask your parentsby Bee - General Discussion
Fresno outdoorsman Shane Krogen dies in fall from helicopter Shane Krogen, a Fresno outdoorsman who led crews of volunteers through the Sierra Nevada mountains repairing trails and cleaning up marijuana growing sites, died Thursday after falling from a helicopter while in the high country of Tulare County. Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/09/13/3495790/man-falls-out-of-helicoby Bee - General Discussion
Quoteforrestranger i worry more about people than i do animals. personally, i carry a stun gun with me quite often. either that, or pepper spray (i no longer want any physical confrontations lol). zap 'em or spray 'em. I was skating on the nature trail when 2 Pit Bulls set up for an attack. It turned out that the WD-40 that I was carrying for the skates made an excellent repellent for the dogby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Fire east of San Francisco doubles in size again as winds pick up CLAYTON, California (Reuters) - A wildfire sweeping over a mountainside park east of San Francisco doubled in size for second straight day on Monday, and officials said they were concerned about increasing winds and the steep terrain hampering their ability to fight the flames. The blaze, burning in dense, dry scrub, grassby Bee - General Discussion
Fire grows near Mt. Diablo park - homes evacuated Residents fled dozens of homes near Mount Diablo State Park on Sunday after a wildfire ignited tinder-dry brush and rapidly burned out of control, tearing across more than 800 acres and threatening to consume their properties More hereby Bee - General Discussion
Wildfire near Yosemite burns into fourth week SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As a gigantic wildfire in and around Yosemite National Park entered its fourth week Saturday, environmental scientists moved in to begin assessing the damage and protecting habitat and waterways before the fall rainy season. Members of the federal Burned Area Emergency Response team were hiking the rugged Sierra Nevby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I had not thought of that angle; an OHV trail in the park would definitely get everyone's attention.by Bee - General Discussion
"Illegal Trail" -- Are they referring to a use trail that wore in over time, or did someone(s) go in and cut a trail, illegally?by Bee - General Discussion
The smoke has reached Elko. Nv. where visibility was down to a few miles in some locations (which is a really big deal)by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Containment of Rim Fire within reach (08-29) 07:39 PDT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK -- Firefighters were slowing the advance of flames on all sides of the massive Rim Fire on Thursday, and officials report that full containment of the blaze in and around Yosemite National Park could come within weeks. Still, the wildfire, which had burned 300 square miles by Thursday morning, was spreading to theby Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Old Dude hath spoken +1by Bee - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion