Category Archives: Yosemite

Valley Floor Loop Trail

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Lady Grey

I hiked the 13-mile Valley Floor Loop trail this past week. The path I actually hiked was closer to 15 miles. I made a detour to walk up and touch the base of El Capitan and then had to make … Continue reading →

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Upcoming road trip and summer prospects

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Lady Grey

After tomorrow, I have the next five days off. I’ll be heading early Monday morning to San Francisco! It’s a 4 hour drive from the park. I am very much looking forward to checking out the bay, seeing the ocean, … Continue reading →

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Birds in Cook’s Meadow

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Lady Grey

Friday evening after we closed the Visitor’s Center, a group of us went on a walk through Cook’s Meadow. It started out being Kirsten, Jeffrey and myself and then Crystal joined us about halfway through. The birds are out in … Continue reading →

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More pictures while driving…

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Lady Grey

The snow is melting. Roads are open and clear. The sun is shining. On Tuesday (3/29/2011), I drove down Hwy 41 to Oakhurst to go to the bank and do some grocery shopping. I stopped at Tunnel View on the … Continue reading →

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Civilization makes a comeback.

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Lady Grey

After six long and cold days, the power is back on in Yosemite Valley! Last night, as Kirsten and I were sitting in front of the fire at the Fridge eating bowls of cereal and contemplating what we’d do first … Continue reading →

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Winter in Yosemite

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Lady Grey

Here are some pictures I’ve taken over the past couple of days during the snowstorm and power outage. You’ll notice a hummingbird (poor little guy), a bobcat, the community meeting (I was in the back distributing update sheets), the Visitor … Continue reading →

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Life shivers on.

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Lady Grey

This was posted yesterday evening on the park’s FB page: “Visitors are discouraged from entering Yosemite due to heavy snow, rockfall, tree failures, and power outages resulting in limited services. However, conditions permitting, we plan to allow entrance to Yosemite … Continue reading →

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somewhere between open and closed

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Lady Grey

Yosemite Valley Weather Forecast. Park management is meeting right now to determine whether or not to open the park back up, and if so, how to go about it. There’s still significant rockfall/mudslide/snow/ice danger on the roads, but all roads … Continue reading →

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Continued closure…

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lady Grey

The park is still closed – all roads in and out plus all roads within. We got 18 inches of powder overnight. And the power’s been out (we’re running on a generator right now). I’m about to go make some … Continue reading →

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Yosemite National Park Closure

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lady Grey

I’m guessing that a lot of people were thinking cold thoughts last night. Our 100% chance of heavy rain was a solid 100% chance of heavy snow. So much, in fact, that the park is closed because all of the … Continue reading →

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