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Highway 120 (Tioga Road) is now open to 12 miles west of 395.
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General Discussion Over coming months, the park will be conducting prescribed fire operations to meet the 2002 management goals for wildland urban interface protection and ecosystem restoration. The park plans on burning between 300 and 700 acres in four separate areas. The largest burn is scheduled to begin this spring in the Gin Flat area along the Tioga Road east of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias. Prescri
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General Discussion The 2002 Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua will be held on June 21-23. For more information see http://www.monolake.org/events/chautauquadetails.htm.
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General Discussion Tioga Road Progress Report for May 1, 2002
The plows successfully broke through the Spring Hill avalanche zone. They had to stop at the Marmot Dome avalanche zone. Hopefully, they will cut through this zone sometime this morning.
Starting location: Spring Hill avalanche zone.
Ending location: Marmot Dome avalanche zone.
Total distance plowed: 4.6 miles.
Average snow depth: 3 feet.
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General Discussion The Half Dome cables are schedule to be put up on May 17th. Conditions permitting of course.
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General Discussion One lane has been cut through Murphy Creek, 30.6 miles from Crane Flat. Average snow depth is 3 feet.
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General Discussion Here's a site with ice reports:
http://www.sierramountaincenter.com/ice/iceinfo.html
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General Discussion This might help a little:
http://www.csac.org/Bulletins/Calif/current.html
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General Discussion Tioga Road Progress:
One lane has been cut through Olmsted Point. The snow depth at the toe is approximately nine feet. Snow removal east of Olmsted will continue if the avalanche zone is stable, within the next couple days.
Segment 1 (Crane Flat gate to Walker Party exhibit) will open with restricted hours and access.
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General Discussion No progress on the Tioga road. The crew is busy preparing to penetrate the avalanche zone near Olmsted point.
The Glacier Point crew has reached the end of the road. There is more work to be done and no opening date has been set.
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General Discussion Plowing is expected to make it to Olmsted Point (the view of Tenaya Lake) sometime today.
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General Discussion 4/17
Tioga Road
Stating location: White Wolf (13.8 miles from Crane Flat Gate)
Ending location: Exfoliating Granite (17.9 miles from Crane Flat Gate)
Total Distance snow removed: 4.1 miles Average snow depth: 5 feet
The storm of last night brought a foot of new snow. The increasing depth is due to elevation and this section of roadway is not exposed to the sun. South Fork has
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General DiscussionRescues - 22 years ago
On Saturday, April 13th, rangers received reports of cries for help coming from the general vicinity of the Five Open Books climbing area in Yosemite Valley. Rangers and SAR team members climbed to the party and found that one of them had an open fracture of his left forearm from being hit by a falling rock. After stabilizing his broken arm, the rescuers assisted him in rappelling to the bottom t
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General Discussion April 16, 2002:
The starting point was Siesta Lake, and the ending location was White Wolf. The total distance plowed was 1.2 miles. The average snow depth was 2 feet. There were numerous equipment breakdowns, which slowed operations and the distance plowed.
Glacier Point Road starting point was 1 mile from Badger Pass, and the ending location was 2.4 miles from Badger. The average snow depth
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General Discussion The road to the Badger Pass ski area will close for the season on April 15th. It'll re-open as the Glacier Point road after snow plowing is complete.
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General Discussion You don't really need to be concerned too much. If you are backpacking, just be sure to use a bear container for your food. On day hikes you might see a bear but beyond a mock charge it'll leave you alone. To scare off a bear throw rocks, yell, and make yourself look big. Don't not run from a bear!
For more information: http://www.nps.gov/yose/nature/bears.htm
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General Discussion Plowing begins Monday. If I can get reports, I'll post them here.
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General DiscussionRescue - 22 years ago
Valley rangers received a report of two climbers stranded at the top of the sixteenth pitch of the "Iron Hawk" route on El Capitan at 2:30 on the afternoon of Friday, March 29th. The climbers reported via family band radio that they were uninjured, but that they had dropped both of their hammers and were unable to continue. While planning was underway for the wall rescue, a hiker having
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General Discussion The bears are becoming active in Yosemite. Here's a few tips:
Make sure you remove food, drinks, toiletries, and other scented items from your vehicle.
Dispose of garbage in bear-proof dumpsters and cans. Clip dumpsters--otherwise, bears can get in them, but sometimes can't get back out.
Don't speed: More than a dozen bears are hit (and often killed) by cars each year.
When in the backcou
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General Discussion The Mist Trail has been opened subject to closure if the weather turns cold and ice forms.
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General Discussion The Mariposa grove road is now open with
weight restrictions.
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General Discussion Yosemite National Park News Release
The last half mile of the popular trail to the summit of Half Dome (from the "shoulder" up to the cables to the top) will be repaired in the summer of 2002.
Crews cannot work on the trail while it is open because of safety concerns for both the visitors and the employees. Therefore, from July 8 through September 19, 2002, while the trail cre
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General DiscussionGiardia - 22 years ago
Robert L. Rockwell, PhD talks about Giardia Lamblia and Giardiasis and whether you should drink the water.
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General Discussion The Department of Interior has approved the Yosemite Valley Plan:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/03/15/yosemite.plan.ap/index.html
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General Discussion Shuttle service to Happy Isles will start for the season on March 29th.
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General Discussion The March 1st snow survey for the snow pack for the Tuolumne drainage is 94% of average. The Merced drainage is even lower at 88% of average.
More info can be found at the California Cooperative Snow Surveys web site.
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General Discussion Yosemite has posted a job opening for trail worker:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IB6473.htm
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General Discussion Campground opening dates for 2002
Dates for out-of valley campgrounds are approximate: dates may vary depending on conditions.
<b>Yosemite Valley:</b>
Camp 4 All year
Upper Pines All year
Lower Pines 3/29 - 11/03
North Pines 4/5 - 10/14
<b>South of Yosemite Valley</b>
Wawona All year
(<i>camp
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General Discussion January 11, 2002
For Immediate Release
Two orphaned black bear cubs from Yosemite National Park were returned to a den in the park's wilderness after spending the past 6 months at an Idaho Fish and Game black bear rehabilitation center. The cubs, which have been in Idaho since they were sixteen weeks old, learned survival skills and were raised on a natural diet so they would not become habitua
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General Discussion