# Rockslide in Yosemite. Hundreds run for their lives!

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**Created:** [October 9, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockslide-in-yosemite-hundreds-run-for-their-lives/467118 "2008-10-09T03:46:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockslide-in-yosemite-hundreds-run-for-their-lives/467118/1 "2008-10-09T03:46:05Z")

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So says this article from SFGate: [Rock slide prompts evacuation of Curry Village at Yosemite](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/08/BAHH13DJRN.DTL)

Frightening, to be sure. Nothing like geology in action,eh?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockslide-in-yosemite-hundreds-run-for-their-lives/467118/2 "2008-10-09T03:48:36Z")

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A village of curry? Dude, I’m there!

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockslide-in-yosemite-hundreds-run-for-their-lives/467118/3 "2008-10-09T03:52:56Z")

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It’s more of a biscuits and gravy type of place. 😛

Oh, and maybe a little bacon on the side. Can’t forget the bacon.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockslide-in-yosemite-hundreds-run-for-their-lives/467118/4 "2008-10-09T07:49:34Z")

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I’m impressed with the 1996 chunk that fell and the air movement knocked down 500 trees.