Yosemite National Park

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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Yosemite Waterfall Looks Like 'Molten Lava' In Fleeting February Phenomenon

AP | By TRACIE CONE | Posted 04.20.2012

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A window of time just opened in Yosemite National Park when nature photographers wait, as if for an eclipse, until t...

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

Posted 01.25.2012

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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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Conservative Legislator Fights To Demolish Historic Yosemite Dam

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.04.2012

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Environmentalists sometimes come in unlikely shapes. Take Congressman Dan Lungren, for example. A Republican representing Sacramento's eastern subu...

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It's the 85th Anniversary of Yosemite's Bracebridge Dinner

Terry Gardner | Posted 02.20.2012

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Several guests told me that they had attended Bracebridge more than once. Now that there are eight performances, there is no longer a need to issue tickets on a lottery basis.

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Ramina Badal's Body Found: Rangers Find Third Body In Yosemite's Merced River

AP | By TRACIE CONE | Posted 02.04.2012

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FRESNO, Calif. -- Officials on Monday identified a body found in the Merced River as one of three young people swept over a waterfall last summer in Y...

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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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Surgeons Successfully Reattach Injured Yosemite Climber's Thumb

AP | Posted 11.29.2011

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A rock climber whose thumb was severed when he fell and it was caught in a rope has had the digit reattached by surg...

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FOOL'S GOLD: Illegal Mining Threatens California's Most Famous National Park

| Posted 11.27.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Susanne Rust As state officials spar with illegal gold miners in El Dorado County, env...

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WATCH: Bear Cubs Wrestling

Posted 11.26.2011

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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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Yosemite Wildfire Forces Campgrounds To Evacuate

SFGate | Casey Newton, Chronicle Staff Writer | Posted 10.28.2011

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By TRACIE CONE, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters relied on a giant air tanker to make steady progress Monday against a five-day...

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Another Hiker Dies On Yosemite Half Dome

Posted 10.24.2011

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A hiker who plunged 4,000 feet to his death Monday evening while attempting to climb Yosemite National Park's Half Dome has been identified as 23-year...

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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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Falls Victim's Body Found In Yosemite

AP | Posted 10.06.2011

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- The body of a California man who died after being swept into a raging waterfall at Yosemite National Park nearly thr...

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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

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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

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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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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

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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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WATCH: 'Moonbows' Spotted At Yosemite National Park

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.14.2011

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Before you ask, yes, there are double moonbows. Typically, people don't think of rainbows as something they can see at night. But those who are awa...

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For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People

Neil Mulholland | Posted 06.20.2011

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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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The Complete Road Trip: Main Highway or Obscure Byway, One Site Has Them All

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Sedenquist, Megan Edwards, Frazil Ice, Yosemite National Park, Cool Site of the Day, Road Trip, Travel News

Name a place in North America, and it's a good bet that Megan Edwards and Mark Sedenquist have been there.

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Man With Cerebral Palsy Climbs El Capitan

Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Wampler was born with cerebral palsy and is usually wheelchair-bound. But that didn't stop him from conquering the summit of El Capitan in Y...

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A Pilgrimage to Muir's Mecca: Through the Sacred to the Profane.

Chris Rico | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Restoration, Chris Rico, Hetch Hetchy, God, Backpacking, John Muir, Nonprofits, Conservation, Environmentalism, Camping, Yosemite National Park, Water Politics, Spirituality, Travel News

As an avid outdoorsman, I am loathe to acknowledge that I had never before visited Yosemite. I have known that the right time would come for me to explore this legendary, spiritual place.

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Wildfires Don't Harm, But Benefit Yosemite National Park

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Yosemite National Park, in central California, fire is viewed differently. The forest needs to burn to survive, although fire was once thought to b...

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Ken Burns' National Parks: What's Your Favorite Rocky Mountain Park? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 05.25.2011

Ken Burns has created yet another cinematic masterpiece with "National Parks: America's Best Idea" which chronicles the history of the United States n...

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