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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.
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.
Bay Area Ski And Snow Guide
A few hours drive east of the Bay Area and we’ve got access to awesome winter sports and some of the most gorgeous views in the world. Hit the slopes!
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.
Yosemite To Keep Half Dome Cables, Continue Permit Limits
Climbing Yosemite’s Half Dome is one of the national park system’s most iconic hikes in the nationwide system, but on Friday officials announced approval of a plan that permanently limits how many can do it.
Best Places To Ice Climb Near The Bay Area
The Bay Area is a hotbed for year-round activities, from distance running and cycling to deep-sea fishing and sailing. But for winter sports such as ice climbing, snowboarding and skiing, residents know that the Bay Area rarely has any snow, let alone ice for climbing. Fortunately for winter sports enthusiasts, there is an abundance of prime locations throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountains in which to pursue their sport of choice.
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.
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.
300 Yosemite Park Employees’ Blood To Be Tested In Hantavirus Research Project
Health officials were set to draw blood from hundreds of Yosemite National Park employees as part of a research project that aims to help scientists better understand a potentially deadly virus carried by deer mice.
Prop F Asks SF To Rethink Hetch Hetchy, Future Of Water Delivery
San Francisco voters must decide in November whether the city should take a first step towards draining Hetch Hetchy and restoring the natural course of the Tuolumne River.
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