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Sacramento Teen Swept Over Yosemite Waterfall

AP | Posted 06.04.2013 | San Francisco

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Yosemite National Park rangers are searching for a 19-year-old Sacramento man who was swept over a waterfall while s...

LOOK: Most Stunning Image Of Yosemite

Posted 05.17.2013 | San Francisco

The gushing waterfalls. The half dome at sunset. The trees. So many trees. Could Yosemite be any more beautiful? If a photo that recently surfac...

'I Couldn't Walk At All, I Couldn't Move My Arms'

Posted 05.06.2013 | Los Angeles

A wife and mother who faced death after her visit to Yosemite National Park is now suing the park for $3.25 million. Cathy Carrillo, a Southern Cal...

Air Quality Awareness Week

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.02.2013 | Green
Marcia G. Yerman

It's hard to believe that the first federal air pollution legislation was the Air Pollution Act of 1955. Fifty-eight years later, the United States -- and the world -- are still struggling to come to terms with the importance of preserving the quality of the air we breathe.

Celebrate National Park Week 2013

Neil Mulholland | Posted 05.06.2013 | Impact
Neil Mulholland

In times like these, with shrinking budgets and diminishing resources, we need to stop and think -- what would this country be like without our national parks?

National Parks and Climate Change

Mary Ellen Hannibal | Posted 06.16.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Hannibal

Providing plants and animals with the ability to move across boundaries to renew their genetic viability and to fulfill their migrational and territorial needs is essential. And as climate change encroaches, plants and animals already on the move need to be able to get where they're going.

Yanopah Takes the Plunge

Peter Bosshard | Posted 05.13.2013 | San Francisco
Peter Bosshard

This is the story of Yanopah, a tiny water molecule who has been travelling the world's waterways for millions of years.

Letters From the Mountain

Sierra | Posted 04.03.2013 | Arts
Sierra

Steve Matteson -- who created the default fonts on the Android and Windows smartphones and the letters players see when they turn on their Xboxes -- finally decided to create a set of letters, he says, "for the sake of making myself happy." He looked to the mountains for inspiration.

WATCH: Thirty Videographers Capture 'One Day In Yosemite'

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 01.30.2013 | Green

With the help of 30 videographers, an ambitious filmmaker has created a stunning video that captures the vast magic of Yosemite National Park. Upl...

A Winter Getaway for Every Mood and Budget

offMetro.com | Posted 03.09.2013 | San Francisco
offMetro.com

Sure, we've got it pretty good on the left coast. No two-degree days or sludgy puddles... But that doesn't make that morning frost on our windshields any less maddening, and, hey, sometimes we wanna throw a snowball or two.

Search Continues For Plane That Vanished Over Yosemite

Merced Sun-Star | | Posted 02.20.2013 | San Francisco

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK -- Yosemite National Park officials said Thursday the search for a single-engine plane that may have gone missing over the park...

Cheap Family Vacations That Don't Feel Cheap

MiniTime | Posted 02.13.2013 | Travel
MiniTime

Think you just can't afford to take the family on vacation anytime soon? Guess again.

PHOTOS: 5 Adventures Perfect For Fall

Shermans Travel | Posted 12.05.2012 | Travel
Shermans Travel

Each of these fall travel adventures selected by the ShermansTravel team is bound to give you a one-of-a-kind perspective on the bold waves of crimson, fiery-orange and golden hues that sweep the country at this time of year.

Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak May Offer Clues To Rare Disease

Reuters | Posted 11.26.2012 | Green

* National park to serve as a giant laboratory for tests * Researchers to study park's employees, rodent population * In...

Yosemite Employees May Be Surveyed For Hantavirus

AP | Posted 09.24.2012 | San Francisco

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- California public health officials want to survey workers at Yosemite National Park to determine whether they were e...

Yosemite Officials: 1,700 At Risk For Rare Rodent-Borne Disease

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 10.29.2012 | San Francisco

FRESNO, Calif. -- The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park – a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of the nation's most m...

Another Person Dies At Yosemite From Rare Rodent-Borne Disease

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 10.27.2012 | San Francisco

FRESNO, Calif. — The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park – a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of the nation's m...

SO SAD: Pastor Looks To God For Missing Boys

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 10.17.2012 | Los Angeles

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Every year for a quarter century, the congregation of Calvary Chapel East Anaheim has traveled to the Sierra Ne...

Two Young Boys Drown At Yosemite

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 10.16.2012 | San Francisco

FRESNO, Calif. — A 10-year-old boy died and his 6-year-old brother was missing after they were swept away along a popular but treacherous boulde...

Extreme Sports Writer Falls To His Death

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 07.05.2012 | Los Angeles

An extreme-sports journalist who faced danger head-on again and again tragically died on a rugged climb Sunday. Michael J. Ybarra, an experienced m...

The Summer Adventure of a Lifetime!

Joaquin Sosa | Posted 08.27.2012 | Green
Joaquin Sosa

During my last week of school this May, I got a surprise far better than good grades. A call from Sierra Club Headquarters in San Francisco confirmed that I had won the "Best Internship on Earth."

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

AP | By TRACIE CONE | Posted 07.14.2012 | San Francisco

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...

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

Posted 05.02.2012 | Green

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

Connecting Youth to Our National Parks

Tom Kiernan | Posted 06.20.2012 | Green
Tom Kiernan

Our national parks are America's living classrooms.

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

Leah Lamb | Posted 06.19.2012 | Healthy Living
Leah Lamb

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.