Yosemite

WATCH: One Of California's Most Beautiful Attractions, Now Live Via Webcam

AP | By TRACIE CONE | Posted 05.14.2012

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FRESNO, Calif. -- Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park's main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosem...

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WATCH: Amazing Time-Lapse Video Took Two Years To Make

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Shawn Reeder, Photography, Video, Yosemite Range of Light, Yosemite Time Lapse, Timelapse, Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Range of Light Video, Yosemite, El-Capitan, Shawn Reeder Yosemite, Green News

This one would probably have impressed Ansel Adams. Shawn Reeder, a Bishop, Calif.-based photographer and musician, spent two years working on thi...

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Connecting Youth to Our National Parks

Tom Kiernan | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Yosemite, Youth, National Parks Conservation Association, National Parks, Diversity, Free Admission to National Parks, National Parks Week, Green News

Our national parks are America's living classrooms.

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Sweet Fear of Climbing: When Risk Teaches About Life and Love

Leah Lamb | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Environment, Yosemite, Women, Adventure Travel, Mountain Climbing, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News

Eventually, I learned to appreciate the fear that shows up at the beginning of new projects and initiatives as a good sign -- it's that knowing that you are about to expand outside of what is known and safe and familiar into a new world of understanding and experience.

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Your Guide To National Parks Week 2012

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.20.2012

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National Parks Week 2012 is April 21 to 29, and the National Park Service is celebrating by granting free admission to all 397 national parks. Thi...

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Bad News For Half Dome Hikers

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Yosemite Visitors, Half Dome Hiking, Half Dome, Yosemite Camping, Yosemite, Half Dome Hikers, Yosemite Hiking, Half Dome Trail, Yosemite Half Dome, San Francisco News

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — There was a time not long ago when a climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome was a solitary trek...

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WATCH: Time Lapse Of Yosemite's Amazing Sunsets, Sunrises

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Yosemite Timelapse, Project Yosemite, Colin Delehanty, Yosemite National Park Timelapse, Yosemite Time Lapse, Sheldon Neill, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park Time Lapse, Green News

Mother Nature is pretty spectacular on her own, but when her beauty is enhanced with technology, the results can be truly breathtaking. This time l...

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Tips for Photographing U.S. National Parks Part One (PHOTOS)

Kim and Barry Hovland | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Yosemite, Photography, Nature Photography, Badlands, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Nature, Slidefreestyle, Travel, U.S., Death Valley, Exposure, National Parks, Travel News

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John Muir's "e" Purple Prose Carols

Barbara Mossberg | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: John Muir Purple Prose, Yosemite, John Muir Prose, John Muir, Yosemite Valley, John Muir Death, Culture News

John Muir: 100 years on, his "purple" prose suits the holiday on which he died.

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Yosemite National Park's New River Plan May Have Drastic Consequences

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 12.31.2011

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- On busy days, more than 8,000 cars pass through Yosemite Valley in the nation's third most-visited national park. Bu...

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Best Eats At America's National Parks

The Daily Meal | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Grand Canyon, Hiking, Dining, Yellowstone, US National Parks, Food, Yosemite, Travel, National Parks, Slidepollajax, Niagara Falls, Travel News

Whether you're looking to get away from it all or your outdoor style leans more towards glamping, America's National Parks offer gastronomic delights with unparalleled vistas.

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WATCH: Bear Cubs Wrestling

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Wild Animals, Yosemite Park, Urlesque, Yosemite National Park, Animals, Cute Animal Videos, Video, Yosemite Bears, Nature, Bear Cubs, Yosemite, Bear Cubs Wrestling, Cute-Animals, Wrestling Bear Cubs, Bears, Bear Cubs Yosemite, Bear Cubs Wrestle, Green News

Some lucky visitors to Yosemite National Park were treated to quite the show: Two ridiculously cute bear cubs wrestling with each other in the middle ...

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Another Hiker Dies At Yosemite

Robin Wilkey | Posted 10.11.2011

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The death toll at Yosemite keeps tragically climbing this summer, and this week, it climbed a little bit higher. On Wednesday night, 17-year-old K...

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Yosemite Officials Plan No New Warning Signs After Waterfall Tragedy

AP | By GOSIA WOZNIACKA and TRACIE CONE | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Yosemite Waterfall Death, Yosemite Waterfall, Yosemite Warning Signs, Yosemite Hikers Drown, Yosemite Officials, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Hikers, Yosemite Hikers Missing, Yosemite Hikers Dead, San Francisco News

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Yosemite National Park officials said Thursday they have no plans to add new warning signs or other protections to t...

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Sister Of Fallen Yosemite Hiker: 'I Still Have Hope'

AP | TRACIE CONE and GOSIA WOZNIACKA | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Ramina Badal, Ninos Yacoub, Yosemite Deaths, Homiz David, Nature, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Hikers, Green News

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The deaths of three young tourists who were swept over a 317-foot waterfall this week in Yosemite National Park...

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Three Hikers Presumed Dead From Yosemite Waterfall (UPDATE)

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Ramina Badal, Hormiz David, Ninos Yacoub, Yosemite Waterfall, Yosemite Deaths, Yosemite Death, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Hikers, Green News

Hormiz David, 22, of Modesto, Ninos Yacoub, 27, of Turlock and Ramina Badal, 21, of Modesto are all presumed dead, Yosemite park officials stated on W...

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Missing Yosemite Hikers Presumed Dead

AP | GOSIA WOZNIACKA and TRACIE CONE | Posted 09.19.2011

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Young tourists above one of Yosemite National Park's beautiful and perilous waterfalls were trying to pose for ...

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Yosemite National Park Searches For Hikers, Feared Swept Over Falls (UPDATE)

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Yosemite Deaths, Nature, Yosemite Search, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Hikers, Yosemite Rangers, Green News

Park officials began a search at Yosemite National Park on Tuesday afternoon for hikers who may have been swept over the park's falls. According to...

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Yosemite Rangers Search for Hikers Believed Swept Over Falls

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Vernal Fall, Search, Hikers, Ranger, California, Missing, Waterfall, Merced River, Mist Trail, Rescue, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Northern California, National Park, San Francisco News

FRESNO, Calif. — A search and rescue operation at Yosemite National Park is set to resume at first light Wednesday in an area below a popular wa...

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For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People

Neil Mulholland | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Fort Sumpter, Pentagon, Yellowstone, Civil War, Heroes, Shanksville Pennsylvania, Park, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Week, Flight 93, Shanksville, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, Memorial, United Flight 93, American, National Parks, Green News

This week we celebrate National Park Week. The crash site of United Flight 93 sits in waiting, destined to become one of our newest national parks -- the Flight 93 National Memorial.

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Green News Report: April 19, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.19.2011

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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Big victo...

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A Marshall Plan for Nature: How to Protect Endangered Species from Climate Change

Leda Huta | Posted 05.25.2011

With our new report, the Endangered Species Coalition and our member groups attempt to answer the question: To save endangered species from climate change, where do we begin?

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In Defense of San Francisco Values

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yosemite, Gop, City Property, San Francisco Values, Right Wing, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Fiscal Responsibility, Hetch Hetchy, Gavin Newsom, Pepsi, San Francisco Chronicle, Coke, Republican Convention, City Hall, Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, Encironmental, San Francisco, Bottled Water, Los Angeles News

The Republicans are doing what they do best: Obfuscate the issues, blame, complain, point fingers and make up stuff up instead of offering real solutions about real problems.

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6 Best National Parks: Where To Stay And What To See This Summer (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grand Canyon, Denali National Park, Yellowstone, Acadia National Park, Yosemite, Best National Parks, Travel, Slidepollajax, National Parks, Arches National Park, Travel News

Summer usually means one thing to many American families: road trip. We flock to our national parks (thanks Teddy R.!) in droves--in 2009, 285 million...

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New Quarters: National Parks, Forest On 5 New Designs Unveiled By US Mint

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The U.S. Mint has unveiled design of new quarters featuring four national parks and a national forest. Interior Secretary Ken Sal...

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