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Arizona Hiker Dies After Yosemite's Half Dome Trail Fall
A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to her death while climbing to the top of the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome, where cables are installed each summer.
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Yosemite Park Reopens, But Fire's Toll on Tourism Still Felt
Yosemite National Park reopened its scenic valley Tuesday after a nearly three-week closure due to nearby wildfires but advised visitors to expect some smoke in the air and limited lodging and food services in the popular California park. Meanwhile, a blaze in Montana prompted a hasty evacuation of hundreds of visitors at another national park.
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2 More Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze Near Yosemite
The Ferguson fire was churning northward within Sierra National Forest, sending up smoke that obscured valley views in the park. Yosemite remained open, but one of its scenic routes, Glacier Point Road, was closed to stage firefighters.
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Wildfire Grows, But Trails, Campgrounds at Yosemite Are Open
A deadly forest fire continues to spread in the Sierra Nevada west of Yosemite National Park.
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Yosemite's Haven for Giant Sequoias Ready for Visitors
Yosemite National Park’s largest sequoia grove is ready to open to the public after crews completed a restoration project to protect the nearly 500 ancient trees, officials said Thursday. Mariposa Grove, a 4-acre habitat of the towering reddish-brown trees, will open Friday after being closed for three years, said Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman.
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Record-Holding Climber ‘Hung Upside Down, Back Against the Wall' After Fall on El Capitan
A well known, record-holding rock climber and East Bay resident spent the night on the wall of El Capitan at Yosemite National Park after he fell and was hung upside down Thursday afternoon. Rescue crews with a helicopter worked to extricate Hans Florine, 53, off the wall Friday morning and eventually took him to a hospital in Fresno, where he...
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Government Shutdown Leads to Closure of Many Bay Area Parks
A number of parks within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area have been closed due to the government shutdown, according to the National Park Service.
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Last Native American Village in Yosemite Valley Being Rebuilt
The last Native American village in Yosemite Valley, destroyed 40 years ago, is being rebuilt in the same spot so that Miwuk Indian youths can learn about their culture.
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At Least 1 Injured After Another Rock Fall on Yosemite's El Capitan
A day after a deadly rock fall at Yosemite National Park, another rock fall has been reported Thursday on the popular El Capitan, according to NBC affiliate KSEE.
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1 Dead, 1 Injured After Rock Slide on Yosemite's El Capitan
A rock slide Wednesday along a popular Yosemite National Park climbing route left one person dead and another injured, according to a park spokesman.
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Evacuation Order for Mariposa Lifted Amid Destructive 74,000-Acre Detwiler Fire
An aggressive wildfire sweeping through California foothills covered with dense brush and trees destroyed dozens of homes but spared a historic Gold Rush-era town popular with tourists bound for Yosemite National Park, officials said Friday....
Firefighters lifted an evacuation order for residents of Mariposa and reopened Highway 140 between the town and Yosemite, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman... -
‘Couldn't Even See the Sun': Detwiler Fire Burns 70,596 Acres Near Yosemite, Destroys 99 Structures
A blaze burning in foothills west of Yosemite National Park destroyed dozens of structures and forced thousands to flee Gold Rush-era towns but fire crews have been able to stop it from reaching a threatened community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. As of Thursday, the Detwiler fire has scorched 70,596 acres, destroyed 45 structures and is threatening about...
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Yosemite to Reopen Road Damaged by Rockslide
Officials at Yosemite National Park say they will reopen on Sunday morning a road that was damaged in a rockslide.
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4,000-Ton Yosemite Rockslide Makes Drive a Slog For Tourists, Workers
A rockslide at Yosemite National Park is creating a commuting headache for hundreds of park employees and thousands of tourists who are forced to drive around the roadblock.
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California Still Digging Out Snowy Roads, But Heat May Help
There may be no more potent reminder of California’s humongous snowfall than the plows still clearing roads that snake across the state’s highest mountains as summer approaches.
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Tree Falls, Kills Woman at Yosemite National Park
Officials say a 21-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree at Half Dome Village in Yosemite National Park.
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Bark Beetle Outbreak Kills Millions of Trees Across California
It started with a few dying trees. Then a few more. Then a rust-colored band of dead coulter pine trees began to fill-in along the slope of Mount Diablo State Park, its deepening ribbon of red death visible in nearby Clayton.
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Yosemite's Waterfalls Bring Torrents of Swift, Cold Water and Drowning Concerns
Winter and spring rains put a decent-sized dent in California’s water woes. In Yosemite National Park, its storied falls are flowing with the kind of force not seen in four years. But the return of torrents of swift, cold water also have park officials concerned about increased drowning hazards.
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Visitors Flock to Yosemite Waterfalls, Thanks to Winter Rains
No place was the return of rain and snow more dramatically evident than in Yosemite National Park, where its storied waterfalls were running again at full spigot — including smaller waterfalls re-emerging from a four-year hibernation.
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Yosemite to Restore Endangered Yellow-Legged Frogs to Alpine Lakes
Yosemite National Park is making efforts to restore the endangered yellow-legged frog to Alpine Lakes with a little bit of high-tech.