↓
 

Yosemite Tours

  • Home
  • Yosemite Tours
    • Winter and Early Spring Tours
    • Yosemite Valley Plus Glacier Point Tour
    • Custom Tours
      • Special Events
    • Step-On Guide Service
    • Our Guests’ Comments
  • Close Up Videos
  • Stories
    • Yosemite News
    • Storytelling
    • Sierra Sustainability
  • Photo Gallery
  • Contact Us
Home→Categories Yosemite 1 2 3 4 5 >>

Category Archives: Yosemite

Post navigation

← Older posts

“Yosemite Climbing History” Exhibition

Yosemite Tours Posted on February 27, 2019 by Kenneth BocheApril 9, 2020

The Mariposa Museum and History Center is organizing a “Yosemite Climbing History” exhibition which will include artifacts, photographs, a time-line, and a series of speakers on various aspects of Yosemite’s climbing history. The opening of the exhibition will be on … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite | Tagged Big Walls, Rock Climbing, Yosemite

Yosemite Shutdown

Yosemite Tours Posted on January 12, 2019 by Kenneth BocheApril 30, 2020
Picking up trash at Yosemite Falls picnic area

Concerned as we have been about the conditions in Yosemite and other national parks during this government shutdown, we have seen from our most recent tours that conditions in the most visited sites in Yosemite Valley and the core corridors … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite, Yosemite News

Historical Climbing Hardware

Yosemite Tours Posted on October 7, 2018 by Kenneth BocheApril 12, 2020
Climbing Hardware

Recently, some climber friends of Lisa and mine, Josh and Miranda, who live nearby, got married, and we gave them a present of historical rock-climbing equipment. We felt that they might enjoy climbing hardware more than additional house wares since … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Facelift 2018

Yosemite Tours Posted on September 29, 2018 by Kenneth BocheSeptember 30, 2018
Yosemite; Bear in oak tree

Lisa and I left our home near Mariposa in time to set up our one-night bivouac, so we could briefly connect with friends at Facelift, see the “Free Solo” movie, spend a day cleaning up in Yosemite, and still get … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Mariposa Grove

Yosemite Tours Posted on July 17, 2018 by Kenneth BocheJuly 20, 2018
Mariposa Grove: Grizzly Giant

The Mariposa Grove was closed in early July, 2015, to begin implementation of a long-planned restoration project. It was principally funded by The Yosemite Conservancy which collaborates with the National Park Service to fund conservation projects within Yosemite. The long … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Nelder Grove

Yosemite Tours Posted on May 16, 2017 by Kenneth BocheMay 16, 2017
Bull Buck Tree, Nelder Grove of Giant Sequoias

Last week, our guides and families took a trip up to the Nelder Giant Sequoia Grove, near the outskirts of Yosemite. While some of us had never been there before, we all have known about its existence. It was partially … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Yosemite’s Spring Waterfalls – 2017

Yosemite Tours Posted on April 27, 2017 by Kenneth BocheMay 12, 2017
Waterfall Yosemite National Park

After such a drought-breaking, wet winter (with record-breaking water content in some portions our snowpack), the waterfalls in Yosemite are (almost) making up for the past several years of dry winter weather! At any rate, the contrast with previous years … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Winter in Yosemite

Yosemite Tours Posted on January 27, 2017 by Kenneth BocheJanuary 27, 2017
Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park

Our friend, Audrey, daughter of El Capitan rock-climbing pioneer Bill “Dolt” Feuerer, visited recently, and we found a break in the rainy weather to have a lovely afternoon visit to Yosemite Valley. First she wanted to show me her climbing … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Custom Geology Tour

Yosemite Tours Posted on October 21, 2016 by Kenneth BocheOctober 21, 2016
Mono Lake’s South Tufa Tower

We were contacted by a couple who wanted a customized geology tour of the Yosemite region. We spent one day in Yosemite looking at the Geology of Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point. The following day, we went over Tioga Pass … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Yosemite Close Up Tours Attends Facelift for the Fifth Year in a Row!

Yosemite Tours Posted on September 30, 2016 by Kenneth BocheSeptember 30, 2016
Ken and Lisa at Tunnel View

The 13th annual Facelift, a partnership between The Yosemite Climbing Association and Yosemite National Park, has continued to be a remarkable event where climbers, park administrators, and the general public collaborate on cleaning up Yosemite at the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Yosemite

Post navigation

← Older posts
© 2021 Yosemite Close-Up LLC All Rights Reserved - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑