There are six free-entrance days in 2021 for national parks and national monuments in Northern California. Hike your favorite trails, picnic, explore, and enjoy nature with your friends and family. 2021 Free Entrance Days to Northern California National Parks and Monuments Here are the six days in 2021 that you can save your hard-earned money […]
2019 Free Entrance Days to Northern California National Parks and Monuments
There are five free-entrance days (no fee!) in 2019 for national parks and national monuments in Northern California. Hike your favorite trails, picnic, explore, and enjoy nature with your friends and family. 2019 Free Entrance Days to Northern California National Parks and Monuments Here are the five days in 2019 that you can save your […]
Tioga and Glacier Point Roads Closed for the 2010 Season in Yosemite National Park
Hot off the press: Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road, the two that access the Yosemite National Park high country, are closed for the winter and won’t reopen until the snow season is over. Here are the details: The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park are closed for the season. These roads […]
Free Admission to California National Parks on Saturday, September 25, 2010
It’s National Public Lands Day this Saturday, and that means you get a free pass to national parks in California and the rest of the United States. Take advantage, but check the weather forecast and be prepared for all conditions. Here’s a list of national parks in California: Cabrillo National Monument Death Valley National Park […]
Yosemite National Park Ecological Restoration Projects
Yosemite National Park has been active over the last few years to restore damaged parts of the park, including many that we hikers visit when day hiking or backpacking our favorite trails. Here is info a recent press release from the park with details of past and present projects… Yosemite National Park Ecological Restoration Projects […]
Yosemite Half Dome Hiking Cables Up On June 16, 2010
I wrote recently about Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome hiking proposal, and the need for you give your input. Half Dome Hiking Cables Now for the good news. The hiking cables are going up on June 16. Here’s the scoop on the cables and on hiking permits straight from Yosemite National Park: The cables allowing […]
Yosemite National Park Half Dome Trail: Your Input Requested
It’s no secret that the Half Dome Trail has problems with overcrowding. A permit system for Half Dome is already in place. Now Yosemite National Park wants to hear what you think about proposed changes to protect the Half Dome Trail and the people who hike it (press release): Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher […]
Hiking Hazards–Rock slides, Rock falls, Avalanches, Landslides
Another danger awaiting day-hikers and backpackers: rock falls, rock slides, avalanches, and landslides. These all involve materials on slopes that rapidly make their way downhill. Many factors can trigger the movement of materials down a slope: water saturation of soils, water freezing in rock cracks, an earthquake, and the never-ending process of entropy that seeks […]
New Permit System for Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome Hike
Beginning this May you’ll need a permit if you want to climb Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Here’s all the details from a Yosemite National Park Half Dome press release: Hiking to the top of Half Dome is one of the most popular hikes in Yosemite National Park. The iconic granite monolith, at 8,842 […]
Yosemite National Park’s Tioga Road and Glacier Point Roads Closed For Winter
Well, winter’s officially here in my books. Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park are closed for the winter: The Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite are closed for the season. These roads close each fall and remain closed throughout the winter months until weather conditions permit reopening in the spring […]
Visit Your National Parks for Free This Weekend — August 15-16
I wrote last month about the National Park Service’s free weekend for July. Well, they’re doin’ it again this weekend, August 15-16. Here’s the list of all the national parks in California, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada. Get out there and hike those national park trails. California Cabrillo National Monument Death Valley National Park John Muir […]
Yosemite National Park Winter Road Closures
Well, Winter 2008-2009 has officially arrived in Yosemite National Park and brought road closures, thanks to the recent storms that dumped the white stuff on the higher elevations of all of Northern California. The news from Yosemite National Park on road closures: Specific Winter 2008/2009 Road Closures in Yosemite National Park Tioga Road The Tioga […]
Climate Change Evidence: Beetles Affected in the Trinity Alps
I’ve recently blogged about the effects of climate change on California coastal hiking trails, and how climate change is affecting animals in the Sierra Nevada and glaciers in Yosemite National Park. I just found an article about the findings of Dave Kavanaugh, the Senior Curator of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences. Dr. Kavanaugh […]
