Entries filed under 'Steven Bumgardner'

Thought of the Day: Falling Snow

It's a good day to start to unclench those teeth. Lean back. Exhale. And dream of snow falling in fun places. To encourage that state of mind, we share with you a nice winter photo essay of Yosemite National Park by Los Angeles Times photographer Mark Boster and another fine short film, this one devoted to snow, created by a friend of The REI Blog, Yosemite videographer Steven Bumgardner. Snow, by the way, is abundant in Yosemite right now. The Badger Pass ski area and the ice skating rink in ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 22, 2010 8:50 PM & Tagged Snow, Steven Bumgardner, Yosemite and Yosemite Steve | permalink | Comments



A New Film from Yosemite Nature Notes: Big Trees

Big Trees, the latest short film in the Yosemite Nature Notes series by park videographer Steven Bumgardner, is available for viewing.  Through interviews with several interpretive rangers, Bumgardner focuses on the importance of a small but significant grove of sequoias in a lesser-visited corner of the national park. He discussed his latest project with The REI Blog: Q: What motivated you to choose trees as the subject of your latest film? A: In 1864, Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on October 5, 2010 2:49 PM & Tagged Big Trees, Mariposa Grove, Steven Bumgardner, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Nature Notes and national parks | permalink | Comments



Interview: Inside the Making of 'Rockfall'

Nature video fans, take note: Rockfall is a new installment available in Yosemite Nature Notes, a noteworthy short-film series created by park videographer Steven Bumgardner. Ever hike past huge, isolated chunks of stone along a trail and wonder how they got there? Credit a combination of erosion and gravity, then imagine the colossal, concussive moment that put such massive tumblers in their place. This is the story told in Rockfall. Featuring Dr. Greg Stock, Yosemite's first-ever park ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on August 10, 2010 5:31 PM & Tagged Curry Village, Steven Bumgardner, Yosemite, Yosemite Steve, national parks and rockfall | permalink | Comments



Moonbow Over Yosemite: Why We Love the Outdoors

Anyone who admired the short film "Frazil Ice," a study of the movement of melting ice in Yosemite National Park (highlighted here on The REI Blog in May), is likely to enjoy this time-lapse photograph of a "moonbow" emanating from the base of Upper Yosemite Falls, taken on May 30. Both the film and the photo are the work of Steven Bumgardner, a videographer who has assembled a splendid body of work known as Yosemite Nature Notes. Bumgardner, a native of Kansas City, Mo., has lived and worked ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on June 9, 2010 7:22 PM & Tagged Steven Bumgardner, Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite, Yosemite Steve, frazil ice, moonbow and national parks | permalink | Comments