Entries filed under 'Yosemite falls'

Frosty Thoughts for Frigid Times: Frostbite, Ice Climbing on Frozen Silos, Ice Fall in Yosemite

It's seriously cold in the northern half of the U.S. A high Monday of -2°F in Minneapolis marked the first time in 4 years the city had a daily high in negative territory. Near Duluth, Minn., a community named (no fooling) Embarrass hit -36°F. Such news triggered a few thoughts on icy times: ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 23, 2013 9:15 AM & Tagged Ice Climbing, Yosemite falls, frostbite and ice | permalink | Comments



Big Waterfall Season Shaping Up at Yosemite

Waterfall season in Yosemite: It could be huge this year, reports the Modesto Bee. If you dig seeing waterfalls at their high-volume peak, the snowbound Sierra high country will make Yosemite National Park a tremendous destination to visit this spring -- that is, unless the government really does shut down this weekend and park access is blocked. That dreary thought generated the tweet of the day from Kyle Smith of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.: "Do the waterfalls still run if the Gov shuts ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on April 8, 2011 1:37 PM & Tagged Yosemite, Yosemite falls and national parks | permalink | Comments