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Yosemite National Park vs. Itchycoo Park
“Over bridge of sighs To rest my eyes in shades of green Under dreaming spires To Itchycoo Park, that's where I've been . . . “We'll get...

Yosemite Me
May 31, 20245 min read


The Washburn Fire: An Inside Job? ~ Part 3
Continued from February 2024 (See PART 2 by Clicking Here) 3. MOTIVATION FOR STARTING THE WASHBURN FIRE...

Yosemite Me
Apr 25, 20247 min read


The Washburn Fire: An Inside Job? ~ Part 2
"Human-start fires typically occur near roads so escape routes are accessible for the fire starter."

Yosemite Me
Mar 31, 20247 min read


The Washburn Fire: An Inside Job? ~ Part 1
Inside Job: “A crime committed by or in collusion with a person or persons closely associated with the victim.”...

Yosemite Me
Feb 29, 20247 min read


Fire in Yosemite: Not Quite a "Wrap"! ~ Part 2
"That's a wrap!": Used to indicate that something is finished or concluded. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 202...

Yosemite Me
Jan 31, 20245 min read


Yosemite Falls (2023): The "Mega-Influencer"!
“I am in constant view of the grandest of all the falls.” John Muir, April 5, 1871

Yosemite Me
Dec 31, 20234 min read


Fire In Yosemite: Not Quite a "Wrap"! ~ Part 1
The first reports of smoke came to the Yosemite Emergency Communications Center at 2:04 pm on July 7, 2022. Only eight days had passed...

Yosemite Me
Nov 30, 20235 min read


"Look Out Ahead"!
“Meanwhile, all of these mountain bikers were just whizzing past me,”

Yosemite Me
Oct 30, 20235 min read


Going With the "Flow" at the Wawona Swinging Bridge
“The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times . . . The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or...

Yosemite Me
Oct 4, 20235 min read


The Only "Fix" for Yosemite Use Disorder (YUD)!
Not everyone succumbs to Yosemite Use Disorder (SUD). For those who don't, they might visit Yosemite National Park (YNP) and acknowledge...

Yosemite Me
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Leave No Trace, San Francisco! ~ Part 2
“The woods, the streams, everything on it
belongs to everybody and is for the use of all. How can one man say it belongs only to him?”

Yosemite Me
Jul 27, 20236 min read


Leave No Trace, San Francisco! ~ Part 1*
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations In...

Yosemite Me
Jun 30, 20238 min read


"Take That, Bark Beetle"! ~ Part 3
Hey, Bark Beetle, are you still out there? I have not heard much about you

Yosemite Me
May 28, 20234 min read


"Quiet, please." ~ Part 2
“There seems to be an inborn drive in all human beings
not to live in a steady emotional state, which would suggest
that such a state is .

Yosemite Me
Apr 30, 20235 min read


"QUIET! Please." ~ Part 1
“Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am.”
Campground Regulations
Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Me
Mar 31, 20235 min read


'Life is Fine'! Even at the Yosemite Cemetery!
It seemed odd to see a cemetery in a National Park, especially Yosemite.

Yosemite Me
Feb 28, 20234 min read


A Bear Incident: 'Line Dancing'!
Everybody gather 'round now Let your body feel the heat Don't you worry if you can't dance; Let the music move your feet Better get...

Yosemite Me
Jan 27, 20235 min read


Yosemite Falls (2022): Take it from the Top!
Yosemite Falls can be viewed from several locations throughout Yosemite National Park. Southside Drive, the one-way road into Yosemite...

Yosemite Me
Dec 31, 20224 min read


Welcome to Camp Curry!
“Thanks in large part to the charisma of its founders, Camp Curry has also been the park’s perennial crowd-pleaser . . ."

Yosemite Me
Nov 30, 20226 min read


The South Fork of the Merced River: Still Wild!
When most people hear the words “Merced River,” they typically think of the Main Fork which winds its way through Yosemite Valley,...

Yosemite Me
Oct 25, 20225 min read
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