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Send us Fan Mail 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. Join us on the Little Yo Pod Patreon page for more! https://www.patreon.com/join/littleyopod Email Me: littleyopod@gmail.com Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @littleyopod This podcast i...

Send us Fan Mail 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! Special thanks: Nate Smith, Marty Anderson, Ashley McComb, Courtney Johnson, Cory Goehring, and Taylor Robbins Email Us: littleyopod@gmail.com Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @littleyopod This podcast is a personal project and is not aff...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Y...

Send us Fan Mail 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:...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ht...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Email Me! littleyopod@gmail.com Like Us on Facebook @littleyopod Resources Valley Uprising IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3784160/ https://w...

Send us Fan Mail 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! Email Little Yo Pod littleyopod@gmail.com Facebook @littleyopod Have you ever thought about starting a podcast? Start here with buzzsprout and help support Little Yo Pod! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk about Yosemite Falls and address the question I often get of when they are turned off. Do you want to start a podcast?  Follow my affiliate link to start yours today and support Little Yo Pod: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=728633 Resources for this week's episode: https://www.yosemite.ca.us/yosemitefallsfacts.html email me littleyopod@gmail.c...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about Alpenglow! That beautiful rosy glow seen in the mountains at sunset. Buzzsprout Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=728633 Resources: John Muir Quotes https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v1n2/muirquotes.html  How Alpenglow Works https://www.phenomena.org/atmospheric/alpenglow/ Email Me littleyopod@gmail.com Like U...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Anderson’s Ascent of Half Dom...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Ber...

Send us Fan Mail 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 P...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Howser’s Firefall-California’s Gold https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1996/01/08/firewall-californias-gold-706/ This podcast is a personal pro...

Send us Fan Mail 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 N...

Send us Fan Mail 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, “Badger Pass Celebrates” https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_sentinel/1986.pdf Photos of early winter sports in Yosemi...

Send us Fan Mail 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. This podcast is a personal project and is not affiliated with the National Park Service.