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usonian

(14,633 posts)
Fri May 24, 2024, 08:35 PM May 2024

I'm puttin' on my top hat



I could watch the Yosemite webcams all day.
In fact, I do.
When there are clouds (or snow), they're quite the sight.
And the "El Capitan" camera is so sensitive that it shows stars at night.

Webcams are courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy. https://yosemite.org
You'll find links to the webcams there.

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I'm puttin' on my top hat (Original Post) usonian May 2024 OP
Thanks for the link, my dear usonian! CaliforniaPeggy May 2024 #1
You're welcome! usonian May 2024 #2
Great to include the link Old Crank Jun 2024 #3
The cameras and their image cache sometimes are flakey usonian Jun 2024 #4

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,472 posts)
1. Thanks for the link, my dear usonian!
Fri May 24, 2024, 09:30 PM
May 2024

I think of webcams as something miraculous, something to widen our perception of the world.

The Yosemite Conservancy has something really fine going on!

usonian

(14,633 posts)
2. You're welcome!
Fri May 24, 2024, 10:02 PM
May 2024

The webcams have been upgraded recently, and are great to watch when clouds roll in, over and under Half Dome, or when varying amounts of snow decorate the park. No new snow until fall and winter, and the hectic season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Glacier Point Road just opened but the trails are still snowy. Oh well.

Daily conditions:

https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

usonian

(14,633 posts)
4. The cameras and their image cache sometimes are flakey
Mon Jun 10, 2024, 05:33 PM
Jun 2024

But worth the trouble. I bookmarked them.
It looks to me like some of the lights on the "El Capitan" camera at night are climbers.


Just grabbed this one.
Neat clouds!
That's the Ahwahnee Hotel behind the trees.

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