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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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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

2.  https://www.myyosemitepark.com/park/pioneer-yosemite-history-center

3.  http://www.undiscovered-yosemite.com/history-of-wawona.html

4.  https://yosemitepark.wordpress.com/2015/09/23/farewell-to-yosemite-stables-crews/

5.  https://yosemite.org/inside-yosemite-on-horseback/

6.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/getinvolved/horse-mule-adoption.htm

7.  https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-adopts-two-wild-mustangs.htm

8.  https://activenorcal.com/yosemite-park-retires-32-year-old-veteran-patrol-horse/

9.  ‘Off the wall: Death in Yosemite.’ 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

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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 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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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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