Rock fall risk forces closures of Yosemite Valley campsites
An analysis of rock fall risk in Yosemite Valley has prompted park officials to close and relocate visitor cabins and campsites, in addition to employee dorms.The sheer cliffs and looming granite escarpments that define Yosemite Valley have always been awe inspiring. But now, thanks to recent scientific and technological advances, another description can be applied to the beautiful landscape: Potentially deadly. full story
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Teen recounts saving boy from certain death at Yosemite waterfall
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Smith family was reaping their rewards for a steep and wet clamber to the top of the Mist Trail at Yosemite National Park one day last week, watching the mighty Merced River thunder over Vernal Fall into the boulder-strewn valley below.
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Teen recounts saving boy from certain death at Yosemite waterfall
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Smith family was reaping their rewards for a steep and wet clamber to the top of the Mist Trail at Yosemite National Park one day last week, watching the mighty Merced River thunder over Vernal Fall into the boulder-strewn valley below.
morningjournal.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Yosemite National Park: Vintage photos show tourists risking life and limb by posing on Overhanging Rock
Perched 3,200 feet over the valley, Overhanging Rock had been the must-see attraction on trips to Glacier Point ever since the first trails were built in the area in 1857.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 23 days ago)
Plan for Yosemite could end popular activities
YOSEMITE VALLEY — With the onset of spring, visitors are returning to see the waterfalls, granite cliffs and snow-capped peaks of Yosemite National Park. But a 14-year-old lawsuit could soon force sweeping changes and eliminate popular activities in one of America's most beloved national parks.
montereyherald.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
Living on the edge: Vintage photos from the turn of the century show tourists risking life and limb by posing on...
Perched 3,200 feet over the valley, Overhanging Rock had been the must-see attraction on trips to Glacier Point ever since the first trails were built in the area in 1857.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 23 days ago)
Park Service plans overhaul of Yosemite Valley
Details are emerging about the National Park Service's ambitious plan to overhaul Yosemite Valley.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
Park Service plans overhaul of Yosemite Valley
Details are emerging about the National Park Service's ambitious plan to overhaul Yosemite Valley. Read comments
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Park Service plans overhaul of Yosemite Valley
Details are emerging about the National Park Service's ambitious plan to overhaul Yosemite Valley.
modbee.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
Park Service plans overhaul of Yosemite Valley
Details are emerging about the National Park Service's ambitious plan to overhaul Yosemite Valley.
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Ambitious plan would remake Yosemite National Park
Some of Yosemite's much-loved amenities, including swimming pools, bike rentals and a skating rink, would be jettisoned under a plan to restore the Merced River corridor to a more natural state.The majestic landscape of Yosemite National Park — carved out of granite and shaped by powerful natural forces over the eons — is timeless and untouchable.
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