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Yosemite National Park

Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park

Missing Hiker Found Dead Near Yosemite’s Vernal Fall

Rangers found the body of 73-year-old Kenneth Stensby of Edina, Minn., near the base of Vernal Fall, where he had apparently fallen after stopping to take a photo of a waterfall. Search crews had found his backpack on Sunday at the top of the waterfall. His camera was not in the pack.

2013/05/07

Yosemite National Park spans part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The park is visited by an average of 3.5 million people per year. Visitors to the park are able to climb up Half Dome or El Capitan to get panoramic views of the park. (Photo by David McNeil /Newsmakers)

Bills Would Expand Yosemite National Park, Fulfill John Muir’s Vision

Two members of California’s Congressional delegation have introduced bills that would expand the boundaries of Yosemite National Park for the first time in 70 years.

2013/04/23

Crash Location

16 Hurt In Bay Area Tour Bus Crash Near Yosemite

Fifteen passengers on the bus and a tour guide suffered minor to moderate injuries. They were taken to local hospitals.

2013/04/14

Empty water bottles (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Lawmakers Pushing SF Ban On Plastic Water Bottles At Events, Parks

Environmentalists on Wednesday pushed for curbs on plastic water bottle sales in San Francisco City as well the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

2013/03/27

Horses in Yosemite Valley. (David McNew/Getty Images)

SF Meeting Allows Public Comment On Plan To Eliminate Yosemite Bike And Horse Rentals

National Park officials could get an earful at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Thursday night at a public comment meeting to examine a plan to eliminate bike and horse rentals in Yosemite Valley.

2013/03/21

Evie's letter to Yosemite. (Yosemite National Park/Facebook)

Junior Ranger Writes Heartwarming Apology Letter To Yosemite After Taking Sticks Home

A man who says he works as a ranger in Yosemite National Park turned to the internet to share a story of one very honest junior ranger.

2013/02/27

Yosemite National Park spans part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The park is visited by an average of 3.5 million people per year. Visitors to the park are able to climb up Half Dome or El Capitan to get panoramic views of the park. (Photo by David McNeil /Newsmakers)

Yosemite Plan Would Ease Traffic, Shut Ice Rink

Visitors might miss the 1920s-era ice skating rink in the winter or the summer bike and raft rentals, but they’ll likely be glad to hear that a plan released Tuesday to protect the river that runs through Yosemite National Park won’t reduce the number of daily visitors.

2013/01/08

Snow in the valley of Yosemite National Park (National Parks Service)

Search Underway For Small Plane Lost Over Yosemite National Park

A small plane flying from Santa Barbara to Mammoth Lakes has been reported missing and left the radar over Yosemite National Park, according to officials.

2012/12/19

Hetch Hetchy

San Francisco Rejects Measure To Study Draining Hetch Hetchy

A proposal that could have led to the dismantling of San Francisco’s water system in Yosemite National Park’s Hetch Hetchy Valley was roundly rejected by the city’s voters Tuesday.

2012/11/07

Yosemite's El Capitan (U.S. Justice Department)

Yosemite Rangers Make Daring Rescue On El Capitan

A Canadian climber is recuperating from a mild case of hypothermia after being stranded in a snow storm on the largest granite monolith in the world.

2012/10/23

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