The Yosemite Gazette

The Yosemite Gazette A distinctive quarterly publication telling the stories of the Yosemite area and celebrating the artistic and historical legacies of the region.

The Yosemite Gazette has been published quarterly for the past seven years. The content features a compelling mix of history and current events, but no “club news.” Articles include both original articles written for the Yosemite Gazette, which have included interviews with people such as Royal Robbins and Tom Frost (famous for climbing exploits in Yosemite Park in the 1960s) to Harold Eaton (famo

us for outrunning the California Highway Patrol in the pre-World War II era when he lived in Groveland, California, just west of Yosemite Park. We also include excerpts each issue from authors such as Elizabeth and John O’Neill, who wrote Tioga Tramps and other books about Yosemite; David Lukas, a published naturalist living near Yosemite; and Matt Johanson, whose new book Yosemite Epics features stories from twenty-three Yosemite personalities including backcountry skiers buried by an avalanche, a rock climber whose rope snaps, and a climbing legend whose daring kayak adventure helps him discover greater health and happiness. We’ve also published a series of stories called “The Best Way to see Yosemite is…” which have included rides into the park in both 1941 Cadillac Deluxe Convertible and a 1966 427 Shelby Cobra, as well as stories about hiking and biking in Yosemite. Other stories have included a recounting of the first airplane to land in Yosemite Valley, the first car over Tioga Pass, the pros and cons of raising or razing Hetch Hetchy Dam, and stories about both trail trials and endurance riding as well as calf branding and the Erickson Family cattle drive. Distribution is through all advertisers and the visitors centers for Yosemite, Tuolumne, Twain Harte, Calaveras, Mariposa, Oakhurst, Lone Pine, Independence, Bass Lake and Bishop Chambers of Commerce; the visitors centers at Mammoth Lakes and Lee Vining, and any coffee shop that doesn’t throw us out, plus other outlets such as post offices, banks, libraries, museums, galleries, bed and breakfast establishments and the like. Our 10,000 quarterly print run (40,000 total per year) of the Yosemite Gazette is circulated in areas surrounding Yosemite National Park (4 million visitors a year) and northwards to Jamestown, Sonora, Columbia Historic State Park (nearly one-half million visitors per year) and southern Calaveras County.

11/22/2021

A unique formation of mammatus clouds above Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

03/08/2021
11/22/2020

Valley views + fall color= incredible beauty.

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11/14/2020

Yosemite Half Dome and a Moonrise from 1 year ago -

Capturing a photo like this takes planning and patience - this was the 6th attempt. Here's the thought process for getting a shot like this:

1. When you move away from something (like Half Dome), it looks smaller. You can still see it with a zoom lens though
2. Even though I'm moving "away" from the moon, that relative change in distance is negligible so it continues to be roughly the same size - becoming bigger relative to the mountanis
3. You can use a tool like Photopills or The Photographers Ephemeris to figure out sun and moon positions from a vantage point
4. Keep an eye on the weather, and plan trips if it looks clear enough. My personal threshold is below 60% expected cloud cover - if it's lower than that, it's worth the 4 hour drive

The relative position of the "Half Dome View" parking lot and Half Dome means that you will get the moon positioned just above Half Dome 1-2 times per month, but many of these are mid-day (no contrast) or in the middle of the night (can't see anything). You will only get a full moon, near sunset, in ~mid-late November or ~late February-early March, and a near-new-moon, at 1-5% crescent and just before sunrise, in ~June. November and February are well known for inclement weather, so many chances are blocked by clouds.

09/20/2020

In John Muir's day, thousands of frogs jumped about the rivers and alpine lakes of the park. Read about the reintroduction and habitat restoration efforts.

09/13/2020

You would be very lucky indeed to see wild bighorn sheep up close. But even catching a glimpse of these majestic mammals from afar can be a thrill.

09/01/2020

Visits to America’s national parks (our single best source of current and historic outdoor recreation statistics) are down nearly 19% year to date and are unlikely to increase in the immediate future. But what might happen next year or beyond as the coronavirus comes under control? What guideposts...

08/25/2020

Where’s your favorite place to view Half Dome? It doesn’t necessarily have to be in Yosemite either.

I am looking for an entrepreneurial, graphic artist with an editorial interest-background, preferably to explore some pu...
05/01/2020

I am looking for an entrepreneurial, graphic artist with an editorial interest-background, preferably to explore some publishing and printing projects in development. The “cut" below of a Yosemite map by Jo Mora, early California artist, is something of a “style” of one graphic project I have in mind.
In addition, if a second Yosemite regional search for someone who would be interested in an a commissionable sales representative opportunity could be one and the same person, that would be great.
A commissionable, marketing-sales representative is key to the revival of the Yosemite Gazette. Anyone?
If not you, could you please forward this to someone you think might be interested or contact me: MichaelGahagan…[email protected]

07/15/2019

A 1915 postcard of the Sentinel Hotel, first called the Yosemite Falls Hotel, built in 1876 by George Coulter and A.J. Murphy on the banks of the Merced River near Sentinel Bridge. The hotel was considered the valley’s most popular lodging facility until the early 1900s, providing spectacular views of Half Dome and Yosemite Falls.

We are slowly getting back to publishing a limited print version of The Yosemite Gazette and just to remind everyone I t...
05/08/2019

We are slowly getting back to publishing a limited print version of The Yosemite Gazette and just to remind everyone I thought I'd send this Sample Copy to reintroduce our distinctive quarterly in this format. For future advertisers the analytics for this archived version have resulted in 4,626 "lifetime" views with an "Acquisition Score" of 1010 (Excellent). It might interest you to know that the device most used to view the Sample Copy was a desktop computer (93%) with a mobile device used less than 7%. To subscribe, view our Yosemite vintage photographic galleries, read and or download past issues or purchase "Yosemitecentric" publications visit our website: https://www.yosemitegazette.com. Happy Yosemite Trails! Michael Gahagan, Editor & Publisher.

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Did you know that there are publications available for purchase on our website other than digital and upcoming print subscriptions to the Yosemite Gazette? We will be adding these titles soon all with vintage photographs: "Yosemite National Park and Vicinity," "Yosemite Valley," "Along the Tuolumne River," "Powerhouses of the Sierra Nevada," "Hetch Hetchy," "Legendary Locals of Yosemite National Park and Mariposa County," "Around Murphys," "Jamestown and Western Tuolumne County," "Sierra Railway," "Italians of the Gold Country," "Logging in the Central Sierra" and "Haunted Hotels of the California Gold Country." If you would like to purchase any one of these titles, please email me: Michael Gahagan ([email protected]) and I'll respond with instructions and an email invoice. We currently have four titles available for Holiday gift giving to purchase online at: http://www.yosemitegazette.com/publications

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