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Fresno Bee
April 21, 2018
In celebration of Earth Day and the first day of National Park Week, entry fees for Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System will be free. Admission fees are waived at all national parks on Saturday, including nearby Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park as part ofÃâà...
7x7
April 13, 2018
The spectacle of Yosemite Valley and its massive, looming granite walls makes it easy to forget that there are four million acres of protected wilderness within the boundaries of this national park. Tackling the vast Yosemite wilderness means backpackers can escape the crowds that gather along the park'sÃâà...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
April 9, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO — Yosemite National Park reopened Sunday after flooding that washed out roads during a strong Pacific storm, park officials said. Forecasters said up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain fell over two days as rivers swelled in Northern California. Roads within Yosemite Valley wereÃâà...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
April 6, 2018
Yosemite National Park is closing to visitors ahead of a spring storm that is expected to bring flooding to the popular valley floor. Visitors will no longer be able to enter Yosemite Valley starting at noon Friday, and tourists who are already there will be asked to leave at 5 p.m. No services will be available.
Fresno Bee
April 6, 2018
A flood warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Pohono Bridge, which spans the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. The weather service said flood stage could be reached Saturday morning, when the river is forecast to rise to 10 feet. It will then crest at 15 feet by earlyÃâà...
Fortune
March 29, 2018
In most U.S. cities, a Starbucks is never too far away, and now even in the middle of a redwood forest there's a tall latte nearby. Starbucks opened a store in California's Yosemite National Park on March 16, the company's first location in a National Park. Not everyone is thrilled. More than 25,000 peopleÃâà...
KABC-TV
March 17, 2018
This April 2013 image shows Half Dome, the iconic granite peak in Yosemite National Park in California. (AP Photo/Kathy Matheson). KFSN. By Ricky Courtney. Friday, March 16, 2018 10:37PM. FRESNO, Calif --. Hiking to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome is one of the world's most spectacular hikes. It starts onÃâà...
Sierra Sun Times
March 16, 2018
Ski Conditions and Weather: The weather this week was dominated by spring like temperatures and ski conditions, although dry powder snow could still be found on north aspects, and at the highest elevations. The snow surface elsewhere was more spring like after numerous melt freeze cycles this week.
San Francisco Chronicle
March 15, 2018
This comes on top of 51 inches measured in a four-day period at the turn of the month. Locals only: Only 4 percent of the year's visitors to Yosemite National Park arrive in March, according to park headquarters (6 percent in April). Most of those are from the San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento and the Bay AreaÃâà...
Vogue.com
March 2, 2018
For those looking to escape Los Angeles's monotonous weather and polluted city air, Yosemite National Park is the ideal retreat (the 5 hour drive flies by with a quick pit stop at In-N-Out Burger), particularly in the winter, when the crowds subside and it's possible to experience all four seasons in just one dayÃâà...
Fresno Bee
February 21, 2018
Yosemite National Park is seeking the public's help in locating a man named Alan Chow. Chow was last seen at the Hetch Hetchy entrance on Friday, Feb. 17. The park posted to Facebook on Wednesday seeking information about Chow's whereabouts. No information on Chow's age or place of residenceÃâà...
City Watch
December 31, 1999
Simple enough. They just claimed that they owned the rights to all those famous names that park visitors have gotten used to. Curry Village? We own the name. Ahwahnee? We own the name. Yosemite Lodge and Wawona? We own them too. Naming rights for selling shirts saying Yosemite National Park?
