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Laura Jackson
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This week in Yosemite!
Still praying for snow to open Badger Pass, trail and road closures, my Ohio bird list, and local bussiness spotlight on Alpenglow used gear and rentals in Oakhurst.
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This week in Yosemite!
Rain and high winds this past weekend brought power outages and falling trees, my Bracebridge review, what bears do in winter, and shoutout to the Bug!
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This week in Yosemite!
Badger Pass is still closed due to little snow, the ice rink is open (where the ice is nice) and other news!
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This week in Yosemite, Badger Pass is still closed :( but the ice rink is open :)! The Ahwahnee is bracing for Bracebridge, the Mariposa Christmas Parade, my thougths on the best place to drink in Mariposa, and much more!
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Information on Bracebridge:
https://www.travelyosemite.com/things-to-do/specialty-events/food-and-wine-events/bracebridge-dinner/
The Alley in Mariposa:
http://thealleylounge.com/
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Discover how bats contribute to Yosemite's ecosystems how they save the U.S. department of agriculture lots of money, what to do if you see a sick bat, and what we can do to protect bat habitats!
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Resources:
https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/nighttimes-tiny-fighter-jets-bats.htm
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/bats.htm
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-bats-important#:~:text=By%20eating%20insects%2C%20bats%20save,53%20billion%20dollars%20per%20year
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/prevention/bats.html
https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/where-is-wns
https://www.savetheredwoods.org/grant/bats-in-giant-sequoias/
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On this episode we travel outside of Yosemite to visit nearby Mono Lake.
Mono Lake has been at the center of controversy for decades due to water diversion efforts for the city of Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
This episode covers the history of the lake, why it is ecologically important to sustain a minimum level (6392!), and what you can do to help.
Resources:
https://www.monolake.org/
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Learn what adpatations make Yosemite's Great Gray Owls so cool, why they are such a special species, what risks they face, and what you can do to help!
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Gray_Owl/sounds#
https://abcbirds.org/bird/great-gray-owl/#:~:text=Snow%20Plunger&text=This%20is%20where%20its%20large,well%20over%20a%20foot%20deep
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/great-gray-owl.htm
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2016/after-100-years-scientists-are-finally-starting
Monarch butterflies. Nature's little travelers! What is Yosemite doing to help Monarch populations? Find out on this episode of Little Yo Pod!
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Yosemite Conservancy
https://yosemite.org
Monarchs and Milkweed Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3jpu2th34o
Everything you need to know about one of Yosemite's most popular winter trails!
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Guided Hike to Dewey Point with the Mountaineering School
https://www.travelyosemite.com/winter/badger-pass-ski-area/snowshoeing/
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Yosemite Road Conditions
209 372 0200
Yosemite Snow Phone with Sean Costello!
209 372 1000
Caltrans Website
https://roads.dot.ca.gov
Yosemite Road Conditions Website
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
How to drive on ice
https://cscinsurance.com/what-to-do-if-your-car-slides-on-ice/
Winter driving kit
https://www.kbb.com/car-news/20-tips-for-safe-winter-driving/#link11
Wondering what to do in Yosemite in the winter? Did you even know Yosemite was open in the winter? Here is your comprehensive guide for this to do in Yosemite's best kept secret season.
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Resources
Webcams
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
Yosemite Guide
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/guide.htm
Skiing/Snowshoe Info
https://www.travelyosemite.com/winter/badger-pass-ski-area/
Bracebridge Dinner Info
https://www.bracebridgedinners.com
Chef's Holidays
https://www.travelyosemite.com/things-to-do/specialty-events/food-and-wine-events/chefs-holidays/
Vintner's Holidays
https://www.travelyosemite.com/things-to-do/specialty-events/food-and-wine-https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htmevents/vintners-holidays/
In this episode of The Yosemite Podcast, I dig in to one of the most controversial projects to take place in any National Park, the damming of Hetch Hetchy, a mountain valley within Yosemite National Park that now serves as San Francisco's water sand hydro-electric power source.
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Resources
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-21-mn-5359-story.html
https://noehill.com/mariposa/nat1978000360.asp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z7_wf28UCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX7lH1QJvxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh9_h4lICmg&t=9s
https://hetchhetchy.org
http://www.supertopo.com/photos/31/16/433133_28150_L.jpg
In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I list the top ten offenses I see in Yosemite, why they are offensive actions, and what we can do about it!
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod I discuss the fire situation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Find out how we got into this situation and what is being done about it!
Resources
The Big Burn Documentary
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/burn/
The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
https://www.timothyeganbooks.com/the-big-burn
Cal Fire
https://www.fire.ca.gov
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I dipped into an older episode I did on another podcast called Sexy Planet, a podcast about why our planet is the best planet and what we need to do to help keep it sexy. I had to put that project on hold due to a busy schedule, but this was an episode I had released that I am really proud of and especially pertains to our upcoming topic all about fire in California.
I hope you like this slightly different episode! Thank you as always for your support.
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Resources
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide
https://gizmodo.com/climate-change-forced-early-humans-to-get-their-shit-to-1823800842
https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/volcano-hazards/volcanoes-can-affect-climate
In this episode of Little Yo Pod, we revisit one of our most popular topics, black bears!
We have been having an interesting year with bears in 2021 and I hope this episode helps you feel empowered to help us keep bears wild in Yosemite National Park!
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Save a Bear Hotline
209-372-0322
http://keepbearswild.org
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Black-Bear/Population
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/scarebears.htm
In this episode of Little Yo Pod, we continue our journey through the early western development of the Yosemite region and the creation of the Tioga Pass Road as told by Yosemite Storyteller, Brian Shoor!
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Yosemite Conservancy Website
https://yosemite.org/
Welcome back to part three of our four-part series on the early trails and settlement of the Yosemite area.
This episode continues our journey through time from the establishment of the very first trails by wild game, and then Indians, to our current roads and highways built with the money and vision of early entrepreneurs and the creation and impact of the National Park Service in 1916.
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Yosemite Conservancy
https://yosemite.org
How to Contact Your Elected Officials
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/
This episode of Little Yo Pod continues the story of the development of the early trails in and around Yosemite by the Ahwahneechee and other tribes and groups of the area, and how everything changed with western settlement.
This is part two of four in this series and is narrated by Yosemite storyteller and fellow Naturalist Guide, Brian Shoor. I recorded this talk on a Conservancy led backpacking trip earlier this summer.
The Yosemite Conservancy hosts many outdoor adventures and educational programs led by some of the most talented and passionate Yosemite experts. Please consider joining us on an upcoming adventure or donating to our cause to protect and enhance Yosemite for years to come!
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Welcome to season three of Little Yo Pod!
This episode is one of four in a series featuring Yosemite storyteller and historian, Brian Shoor.
Brian is a guide with the Yosemite Conservancy and a longtime resident of Yosemite. He is a wealth of knowledge and information on Yosemite's early history before and after white settlers arrived in the area.
Join us as we sit around the camp circle and listen to the tales of Yosemite's earliest written history and how some of the most famous roads and trails came to be in America's first protected landscape.
For more information on Yosemite Conservancy and upcoming trips, please visit
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod I talk about one of my favorite hikes in all of Yosemite! The Panorama Trail offers some of the best views you will get in the park and takes you on some of the most classic trails of Yosemite Valley. This trail truly has it all and I encourage anyone who likes to hike to add this one to the list!
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Resources
https://www.yosemite.com/what-to-do/panorama-trail/
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/panorama-trail--7
https://www.yosemitehikes.com/glacier-point-road/panorama-trail/panorama-trail.htm
Meadows! What makes them so special? What are we doing to protect them? Why do they even need protection?! All this and more on this week's episode of Little Yo Pod!
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Resources
Ackerson Meadow Project
https://yosemite.org/projects/ackerson-meadow-restoration-planning-2021/
Yosemite Conservancyhttps://yosemite.org
YoNPS Meadow page
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/meadows.htm
Old Yosemite Village Infohttps://historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM18K1_the-old-yosemite-village_Yosemite-Valley-CA.html
To get ready for the 2021 summer season, here are four great hikes in Yosemite Valley for just about every level of fitness and expertise!
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Resources:
Yosemite Conservancy Website
https://yosemite.org
NPS Hiking Page
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hiking.htm
Yosemite Hiking Guidebook
https://www.amazon.com/Hiking-Yosemite-National-Park-Adventures/dp/1493017721/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=hiking+yosemite&qid=1619541807&sr=8-4
Yosemite Hiking Map
https://shop.yosemite.org/collections/maps/products/map-ynp-trails-illustrated
In this episode I talk about the different types of granite domes in Yosemite, how they formed and what they tell us about the early formation of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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Resources For Today's Episode
Book-Geology Underfoot
https://shop.yosemite.org/products/geology-underfoot-in-ynp?_pos=1&_sid=08f5469ee&_ss=r
Yosemite's Domes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Domes_of_Yosemite_National_Park
Video-Nature Notes:Granite
https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=CE3ADF13-1DD8-B71B-0B77F86729E2A7AB
NPS Page on Yosemite's Granite
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/granite.htm
The Canyons are Calling Podcast
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fshirlz-rox%2Fepisodes%2FChat-with-Justin-Pugh-about-First-Descents-in-Death-Valley-and-Yosemite-National-Parks-in-Ca-esol1a%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3X-XtuDcVO0PvXuavdEgzTBRlTzyYCKnKMqI2VnuaJOh1_NKeqJeqAu3s&h=AT14BttBAqg21_ooz4PBMioPA7PLUJzQWejqysi7r-cYsKXLr5IjxUlDUM6-VimeoYbCZbmWLJBPqXDXMrPirb-0zb4Vd68_DX6C5aA3zpGi8iFhrQfcSbio5nDWH_F49aoFzEw6
Trailer- First Descent: The Legend of Scott Swaney
https://vimeo.com/408216275
In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I share the sad history of what happened to the Yosemite Indians when western settlers reached California during the gold rush and Yosemite was established as a National Park.
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Resources for this week's episode
https://www.history.com/news/californias-little-known-genocide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlOticG4xRU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_indians/history.html
http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/tcthorne/notablecaliforniaindians/actforprotection1850.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMeEeqzCEZM
In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about the best places to find Spring wildflowers in and around Yosemite, and highlight some common flower species you can except to see on your trip!
Resources for today's episode:
John Muir Laws Field Guide
https://shop.yosemite.org/collections/field-guides/products/laws-field-guide-to-sn
Hite Cove Hike
https://www.yosemitehikes.com/not-yosemite/hite-cove/hite-cove.htm
Monarch Butterfly Information
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/us-agency-sidesteps-listing-monarch-butterflies-endangered
Hetchy-Hetchy Wildflower List
https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/hetch-hetchy-wildflowers-species-list.htm
Liveforever
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/dudleya_cymosa.shtml
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On this week of Little Yo Pod, I talk about traffic in Yosemite and how implementing a permit system like the one used in 2020 could help alleviate that situation that has troubled visitors and residents for decades.
Let the park service know what you think of the permit system for entry
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Resources
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/covid19.htm
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/climatechange/upload/NPS_CCRS-508compliant.pdf
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/climatechange/response-strategy.htm
https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle
The Buffalo Soldiers were US army regiments made up of African-American men who changed the American landscape and patrolled the National Parks as some of the first park rangers in the early 1900's. Find out all about their inspiring story on today's episode!
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Resources
https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/buffalo-soldiers.htm
Full Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5-IYkstCyY
Ranger Shelton Johnson in Yosemite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBb9DoziY7M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/buffalosoldiers/index.htm
Every February, we have the chance to view one of the most remarkable natural events in Yosemite. Sunlight hitting Horsetail Fall on El Capitan in the winter casts a bright, neon orange glow that seems to emanate from the waterfall itself. It is a sacred and much sought after event, and we cover it all on this week's episode!
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Nature Notes Video Horsetail Fall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyoa-QfeGho
NPS Website
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/horsetailfall.htm
Elmerrrr. Who is Elmer? Where is Elmer? Why are so many people shouting Elmer every night in Yosemite?
If you have ever heard this call in the evening in Yosemite and have wondered what it is and how it started , this episode is for you! Elmer is a a Yosemite tradition with a mysterious origin and an even more mysterious reason as to why the tradition has persisted for nearly 90 years.
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Resources
https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_nature_notes/40/40-6.pdf
https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/yosemite-valley-a-land-of-beauty-peace-sanctity-and-elmer.htm
Friends of YOSAR
https://www.friendsofyosar.org/
In this episode of Little Yo Pod I talk about two of Yosemite's winter phenomena, the snow cone under Yosemite Falls and frazil ice. Some things you may expect to see on a winter visit in Yosemite!
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My 21 Goals for 2021
https://youtu.be/ASfeKpdwxKQ
Frazil Ice Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V9p4mFEYXc
Little Yo Pod Patreon Page
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Huzzah! It's the episode all about the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee Hotel, a holiday tradition since the hotel opened in 1927.
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Information on Bracebridge
https://www.bracebridgedinners.com/
In this episode, I talk about what inspired the interior design for the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, and how it was carried out by the deign team of Pope and Ackerman. How did two experts in Middle Eastern arts influence Yosemite? Find out on today's episode!
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, we dig in to the architecture of the Ahwahnee Hotel. The style used was known as "rustic architecture" and the purpose of it was to design a building that would compliment the incredible scenery of Yosemite. Find out how they accomplished the enormous task on this episode!
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In this first of three part in the series on The Ahwahnee Hotel, I talk about why we have a luxury hotel in Yosemite, who was responsible for it, and what it meant for Yosemite and the National Parks.
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Based on the cemetery tours of Halloweens past. Yosemite has lost its guardian and it is up to a group of weary travelers to solve the mystery!
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Nate Smith, Marty Anderson, Ashley McComb, Courtney Johnson, Cory Goehring, and Taylor Robbins
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, we talk about a very important tree in Yosemite's history: Black Oaks! Learn all about how Black Oaks provide for animal species and contributed to early human settlement in Yosemite Valley.
Resources:
Yosemite Nature Notes Video on Black Oaks
https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=FC5DD395-FE01-F69D-D17B7BF226A21B18
NPS Information on Yosemite's Black Oaks
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/black-oaks.htm
Yosemite Indian Village of the Ahwahnee
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/indian-village-of-the-ahwahnee.htm
How Squirrels Organize Their Nuts
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/squirrels-really-organize-nuts.htm
How John Muir's Brand of Conservation Led to the Decline of Yosemite
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/primate-diaries/how-john-muir-s-brand-of-conservation-led-to-the-decline-of-yosemite/
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about one of my favorite hikes in Yosemite Valley, and why you should include it on your next trip!
Resources:
Great Photos of the Mist Trail ladder system:
https://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,72638
General trail information:
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/vernalnevadatrail.htm
Photos of old hotels, including Las Casa Nevada:
https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/one_hundred_years_in_yosemite/1931_plates.html#f110a
History of some Yosemite trails:
https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/pathways/yosemite_trails.html
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about the hot springs found all over the Eastern Sierra! What are hot springs? Where are they? Which are the best ones to visit? Are there going to be naked people? Hint-Yes.
General Hot Spring Information
https://www.monocounty.org/places-to-go/hot-springs
The Inn at Benton Hot Springs
https://www.bentonhotsprings.us/
Keough Hot Springs
http://www.keoughshotsprings.com/hotsprings.php
Wildcare Eastern Sierra
https://www.eswildcare.org/
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The 1950's and 60's marked the Golden Age of rock climbing in Yosemite Valley, and the height of a climbing rivalry between two men with a tragic event marking the end of an era and an irreconcilable rift that would last forever.
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Resources
Valley Uprising IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3784160/
https://www.climbing.com/people/royal-robbins-the-kingpin-of-yosemites-golden-age/
https://www.outsideonline.com/2075501/25-greatest-moments-yosemite-climbing-history
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/28/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-royal-robbins.html
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Warren-Harding-he-scaled-Sierra-s-heights-2867121.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Harding_(climber)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/sports/royal-robbins-dead-mountain-climber.html
Hey guys! We're coming back for a second season starting on September 2nd. This season is full of great stories, and we're kicking it off with Robbins vs. Harding, the infamous rock climbing feud of two Yosemite climbing legends of the 1950's and 60's. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button in your podcast feed, new episodes release every other Wednesday!Â
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In this season finale episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about the big lessons I learned from studying the stars over Yosemite, including how the stars once helped me find my way home!
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In this episode, I talk about Yosemite Falls and address the question I often get of when they are turned off.
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod Campfire Stories, I talk about my first summer in Yosemite and one of the most exciting events that happened to me in my first few days in the park
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about Alpenglow! That beautiful rosy glow seen in the mountains at sunset.
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Resources:
John Muir Quotes
https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v1n2/muirquotes.html
How Alpenglow Works
https://www.phenomena.org/atmospheric/alpenglow/
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about the history of horses in Yosemite and share the scary experience one one visitor when her Yosemite pony went rogue
Big thanks to guest writer, Rebecca S for her story and research on today's topic!
Resources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawona,_California
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https://www.myyosemitepark.com/park/pioneer-yosemite-history-center
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http://www.undiscovered-yosemite.com/history-of-wawona.html
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https://yosemitepark.wordpress.com/2015/09/23/farewell-to-yosemite-stables-crews/
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https://yosemite.org/inside-yosemite-on-horseback/
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https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/horse-mule-adoption.htm
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https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-adopts-two-wild-mustangs.htm
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https://activenorcal.com/yosemite-park-retires-32-year-old-veteran-patrol-horse/
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âOff the wall: Death in Yosemite.â Second revision. By Michael P. Ghiglieri and Charles R. Butch Farabee, JR.
Information on trail rides and scheduling one for your trip: https://www.travelyosemite.com/things-to-do/horseback-mule-riding/
Information on bringing dogs to the park:
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/pets.htm
In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about the first person to ever summit Half Dome, and how that event helped challenge the possibility of human and personal limits ever since
Resources for this episode:
The 25 Greatest Moments in Yosemite Climbing History
https://www.outsideonline.com/2075501/25-greatest-moments-yosemite-climbing-history
George Andersonâs Ascent of Half Dome
https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_nature_notes/46/2/george_anderson.html
Half Dome Cables
https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/hdp.htm
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Bust out your headphones for this one, because in this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about (and share) the sounds of spring in Yosemite and how listening to a soundscape gives us important clues to environmental changes and challenges.
Resources:
Bird Extinction Forecast
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/10/bird-species-extinction-north-america-climate-crisis
Bernie Krause's TED Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/bernie_krause_the_voice_of_the_natural_world
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Bonus if you catch my blooper
In this episode of Little Yo Pod Campfire Stories, I share a terrifying experience I had during a storm on the Tioga Pass, the road that connects Yosemite National Park to the Eastern Sierra.
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On this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss why a glacial moraine in Yosemite was blasted out and how that event would effect the Merced River for many years to come.
In this episode of Little Yo Pod Campfire Stories, I talk about the myths and legends surrounding two high country lakes in Yosemite National Park.
Indians of Yosemite Valley and Vicinity
https://archive.org/details/indiansyosemite02clargoog/page/n122/mode/2up
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs, how they nearly went extinct in the Sierra Nevada, (it's not what you think!) and what we are doing to aid their recovery.
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JblxFD6kxKM&list=PL890957589F8403A4
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/5/130515-chytrid-fungus-origin-african-clawed-frog-science/
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/snylfrog.htm
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Welcome to Little Yo Pod Campfire Stories! A supplement storytelling podcast to Little Yo Pod. In this episode, I talk about a strange and spooky event that took place in one of my earlier years living in Yosemite.Â
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I tell the story of the time a plane carrying 6,000 lbs of primo marijuana crashed in the Yosemite high country in the 1970's, and what happened as dozens of people took advantage of what would become known as "The Yosemite Gold Rush."
Lake Chronicopia
https://www.npr.org/2015/08/14/432233826/lake-chronicopia
Celebrating Yosemite Part 8 â The Stoneman Meadow Riots and Problem of Law Enforcement
https://blogwest.org/2014/08/04/celebrating-yosemite-part-8-the-stoneman-meadow-riots-and-problem-of-law-enforcement/
The True Story of What Happened When A Plane Loaded with 6,000 Pounds of Pot Crashed in Yosemite
https://www.mensjournal.com/features/the-legend-of-yosemites-dope-lake-w209503/
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss Phytoncides, chemicals released by trees that have been shown to have health benefits for humans
LinksÂ
Forest Therapy Association of the Americas
http://forest-therapy.net/healthbenefits.html
Immerse Yourself in a Forest for Better Health
https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/90720.html
How Smell Works
https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/smell.htm
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss what I found when I went looking for nocturnal pollinators in Yosemite.
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss the why's and how's of the Firefall, a nightly event that took place in Yosemite from 1872-1968 in which an actual fire was pushed from a cliff above Yosemite Valley.
Huell Howserâs Firefall-Californiaâs Gold
https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1996/01/08/firewall-californias-gold-706/
In this episode I talk about Black Bears and how after much trial and error with early bear management (or mismanagement) we have learned to live alongside them in Yosemite.
Resources for this episode:
Bears of Yosemite (1943) M.E. Beatty
The Present Bear Policy and Its Problems
https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/bears/bear_policy.html
Bears of Yosemite (1943) M.E. Beatty
Sierra Nevada Black Bear
http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/bears/black_bear.html
Bears of Yosemite (1943) M.E. Beatty
The California Grizzly
https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/bears/california_grizzly.html
The New York Times Nov 1997
To Bears in Yosemite, Cars Are Like Cookie Jars Suzanne Charle
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/us/to-bears-in-yosemite-cars-are-like-cookie-jars.html
Bear Management
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/bear-management.htm
Bear Blog
http://keepbearswild.org
In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about how and why winter sports came to Yosemite, how it influenced winter sports in California, and how it encouraged people to visit more during the cold and quiet months of winter.
Yosemite Sentinel January 1986, âBadger Pass Celebratesâ https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_sentinel/1986.pdf
Photos of early winter sports in Yosemite
 https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/four_seasons_in_yosemite/winter.html
Information on the Glacier Point Ski Hut
 https://www.travelyosemite.com/lodging/glacier-point-ski-hut/
National Park Service website for planning your visit
 https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
Web Cam for current conditions
 https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
In this inaugural episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss Giant Sequoias and the role they played in the creation of Yosemite as a protected place, and how they influenced the National Park idea.