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🌱 Hiked Chilnualna Falls recently? Your photos could help investigators.
Yosemite Valley, California Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Yosemite Valley! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hiked Chilnualna Falls recently? Your photos could help investigators.
Also on today's calendar: Chi Trainer Yosemite Retreat 2026.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Hazy sunshine and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 92, low: 58.
- Monday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 90 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Yosemite National Park Is Searching for the People Who Started the Dome Fire (theinertia.com) — A major wildfire south of Yosemite Valley has burned 6,300 acres, forced closures on the park’s south end, and is degrading air quality in the valley. Park officials and Cal Fire are urgently seeking tips from anyone who hiked the Chilnualna Falls Trail between September 9 and 15 to help identify who left the abandoned campfire that sparked the blaze. 
📸 Around Yosemite Valley
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Beneath the Stars →
Yosemite Valley Lodge Amphitheater, 9006 Yosemite Lodge Drive, Yosemite Valley
8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
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Chi Trainer Yosemite Retreat 2026 →
Curry Village, 9010 Curry Village drive, Yosemite Valley
10:00 am
Wednesday October 21
📣 Yosemite Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Cooking for Health →
39963 Sierra Way, Oakhurst
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South Gate Brewing Company →
South Gate Brewing Company, 40233 Enterprise Dr, Oakhurst
12:00 pm -
Boha at South Gate Brewing Company →
South Gate Brewing Company, 40233 Enterprise Dr, Oakhurst
12:00 pm -
Boha at Queen's Inn by the River →
Queen's Inn by the River, 41139 CA-41, Oakhurst
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Queens Inn Oakhurst →
Queen's Inn by the River, 41139 CA-41, Oakhurst
6:30 pm -
YHS Homecoming Dance
YHS Gymnasium
7:00 pm -
BPM - Brian Bromberg, Paul Brown & Michael Paulo →
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, 56001 CA-41, Fish Camp
3:00 pm -
2nd Annual First Responders Appreciation BBQ →
Mono Inn, 55620 U.S. 395, Lee Vining
4:00 pm -
Bond Measure Community Info Session at RES MPR
RES MPR
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Mariposa, CA →
4982 10th St, Mariposa
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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🗞 Nearby News
Mariposa
- A musical awakening led to annual songwriting retreat (mariposagazette.com)
- Update: Dome Fire grows to 6,159 acres in Mariposa County, containment still at 40% (sacbee.com)
- Update: Prescribed fire Oak Log in Mariposa County - Oct. 1 status (sacbee.com)
Oakhurst
- Dr. John Gray Joins Oakhurst Primary Care Team (sierranewsonline.com)
Ok Yosemite Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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