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QuotebalzaccomWe're recovered from a bout with COVID, more or less, but it turns out that hiking up to 10,000 feet may be more than we were ready for.
For me COVID (January 2020) caused my muscles to waste away. Got so bad my knees would buckle and I'd fall down. Fortunately I started getting my muscles back after getting the vaccine. Still can't walk very well, but it has improved.
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Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra 2022 Total Bear Incidents: 11
2022 Total Property Damage: $597
Bear Incident Comparisons (Year to date - previous years compared to 2022)
Last year (2021) - Down 71%
Most Incidents (1998) - Down 97%
Bear Activity Summary: Bear activity has increased on the Yosemite Valley floor as raspberries, apples, and other fruit has come into season. July has been the busiest month of 2022 so far f
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion It's time for the annual Yosemite Valley Apple Picking Day, Tuesday, August 2, 8am-12pm at the Curry Village Apple Orchard. All visitors, employees, and residents are invited to pick apples to help keep bears wild! Gloves, vests, buckets & helmets will be provided.
This is a drop-in volunteer opportunity that anyone can show up to the day-of to participate and is a great way to learn mor
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion The community of Wawona (including the Wawona Hotel and vacation rentals) will reopen to the public on Thursday, July 28, at noon. The wilderness area north of Wawona opened Monday, and the fire advisory was lifted for the wilderness area. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias and the Wawona Campground remain closed.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Wawona Road (continuation of Highway 41 into Yosemite) between South Entrance and Yosemite Valley will tentatively reopen to visitors on Saturday, July 23, at 6 am. The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias and the Wawona area will remain closed for at least another week. This closure includes all camping, lodging, vacation rentals, and other services (other than gas) in the Wawona area.
Wawona Roa
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion FHWA crews will be inspecting the Big Oak Flat Road tunnels on Tuesday, July 19 and Thursday, July 21. As part of these inspections there will be intermittent single lane traffic control in the three tunnel locations along the Big Oak Flat Road.
On Wednesday crews will move over to the Wawona Road to inspect the Wawona Tunnel with intermittent single lane traffic control. Crews will be working
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Beginning July 18, the Mather forestry crew will be working along the Tioga Road between White Wolf and Porcupine Flat campground. Work will take place Monday through Thursday, 8am to 4pm. Expect traffic delays.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion At 2:04 pm on July 7th, the Yosemite Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 telephone calls reporting smoke visible from the lower Mariposa Grove area, near the Washburn trail. A full initial attack response was dispatched including Yosemite Fire resources and cooperators. The Mariposa Grove was evacuated and is temporarily closed. Multiple resources have been ordered including eng
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Please expect workers on or near Tioga Road near the following locations. Locations and dates are subject to change.
June 6: Paving from the old gas station through the visitors center. Concrete curb placement along Tenaya Lake. Fine grading Pothole Dome West through climbers turnouts. Fine grading East Beach Picnic Area through Sunrise Lakes Trailhead. Pulverizing west of Sunrise Lakes Trail
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Saturday, July 23, 2:00-3:30pm Gifts of Granite, Wisdom from Rivers: Natural History and Poetry of the Sierra Nevada. Authors Steven Nightingale and Richard Nevle discuss their new collection of essays and poems, The Paradise Notebooks. With special guest Deborah Levoy.
Sunday, July 24, 2:00-3:30pm Out in the Grass: a Collection of Melodies Found in a Meadow. An afternoon of music with locally
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion SONORA, Calif. — In an effort to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the Stanislaus National Forest has implemented temporary fire restrictions in areas designated as high fire hazard areas. This order goes into effect July 1, 2022 and will be in place until Dec. 31, 2022. The Forest has decided to enter High Fire Hazard fire restrictions based on predicted weather conditio
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Beginning Tuesday, July 5 park forestry crews will be working along Wawona Road between Yosemite West and Wawona. Work will take place Monday through Thursday, 8am to 3pm. Expect traffic delays.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Effective immediately, Stage 2 fire restrictions are rescinded for the entire Grand Canyon National Park. Increased monsoonal activity throughout northern Arizona has significantly lowered the fire danger risk within the last week. Grand Canyon National Park will remain in Stage 1 fire restrictions which requires that a campfire always be in a designated fire ring within a maintained campground.
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General Discussion Please expect workers on or near Tioga Road near the following locations. The locations and dates are not exact and subject to change.
There are 2 separate pilot car locations. One is from east of Tuolumne Lodge Road to the New Contract Center, the second will be from East Pothole Dome parking area through the climbers' turn-out parking. Expect 20 minute delay at the
No parking along Tioga
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Yosemite National Park has a large logging project underway that a California conservation group is asking a federal judge to stop. The project summary states that trees up to 20 inches in diameter could be cut down in Yosemite across approximately 2,000 acres and 40 miles of park roads and trails.
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/california/yosemite/article262477057.html
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion The 32nd annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 18, 2022, through Saturday, June 25, 2022, on both the South and North rims of Grand Canyon National Park. National parks such as Grand Canyon are protective havens for some of the last remaining dark skies in the United States. This is the first onsite event since 2019. The event is sponsored by the National Park Service, t
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General Discussion Yosemite Valley Information Station will remain closed through the end of Sunday, due to short staffing. NPS staff and YC volunteers will be intermittently roving outside the visitor center to assist visitors. The Yosemite Museum is open 10-12 and 1-3, as staffing allows. The Spirit of Yosemite film continues playing in the Yosemite Valley theater on the hour and half hour, starting at 9:30am wit
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion MINERAL, CA – The 30-mile highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park will open to through traffic on Friday, June 3. A lower-than-average snowpack accelerated snow clearing operations. Intermittent closures along the highway are possible due to repair work, as well as inclement weather. Please check the weather forecast before traveling to the park. In other areas of the park, the road to Bu
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General Discussion Please expect workers on or near Tioga Road near the following locations. The locations and dates are not exact and subject to change. The pilot car will be guiding traffic for approximately 3 miles. Please expect a 20-minute delay at the pilot car location. No parking along Tioga Road within the pilot car area. The visitor center parking lot is open and available for parking, the crew is are h
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion BISHOP, Calif. – The Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office will be implementing fire restrictions effective on all Federal lands under their jurisdiction starting Monday, June 6. Seasonal fire restrictions for the Eastern Sierra Region are being implemented in close coordination with other state and local county agencies.
“Due to dry conditions and high fir
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Shuttle service between the welcome plaza (near South Entrance) and the arrival area has begun for the season. Current hours are 8 am to 7 pm (last bus leaves the grove at 8 pm), with pickups about every 10 minutes. The restroom at the arrival area is back in service.
The trail from the arrival area toward the Grizzly Giant has been repaired and is open. As a result, the service road leading t
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Longtime Yosemite National Park worker Toni Covington was one of over a dozen of homeowners forced out of her property in the El Portal Trailer Park by the National Park Service this year. The order, issued just before Christmas of 2021, gave homeowners 90 days to leave the area, citing electrical concerns.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cause-of-death-revealed-for-woman-forced-out-of-17
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion BISHOP, CA – Inyo National Forest officials are announcing the opening of Lakes Basin Road for the 2022 season tomorrow, Friday May 27 at 2:00 p.m. The Eastern Sierra Transit Authority will also begin public shuttle service in the Lakes Basin the following day (Saturday).
Officials are asking that visitors do not arrive at the gate prior to 2:00 p.m. to avoid creating traffic congestion and
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion