Yosemite National Park

Celebrating 50 Years Of National Trails

Among the very many projects the Yosemite Conservancy steps forward for and makes possible is work on the John Muir Trail that runs from Yosemite National Park down to Sequoia National Park. With so many pounding feet over the decades, upkeep is extremely necessary.

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By NPT Staff - November 12th, 2018 2:00am

Ramble On: A History Of Hiking

When did we start to hike, as a form of enjoyment as opposed to simply going from point "A" to point "B", and what is the future of the activity? Those are Jeffrey Doran's bookends to his book on the history of hiking.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 26th, 2019 4:58pm

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Two Yosemite National Park Visitors Die In Fall

Two visitors, a man and woman, fell to their deaths Thursday from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park.

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By NPT Staff - October 25th, 2018 3:18pm

Prepare For Your Yosemite Vacation With A Good Book Or Three

One of the best ways to prepare for a national park vacation is to read up on the park you're destined for. With that in mind, here is a great selection of titles to get you ready for your visit to Yosemite National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Fight Over Yosemite National Park Iconic Names Will Drag On Deep Into 2019

It could easily be mid-2019 before any clarity is shed on the dispute between DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite and the National Park Service over who owns the rights to such iconic Yosemite National Park names as The Ahwahnee, Curry Village, and the Wawona Hotel.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2018 2:00am

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Tales From America’s National Parks: Campfire Stories

This is a lovely, well put-together gem of a book. It is not just another collection of ghost stories or tales of killer bears, meant to terrorize youngsters around the campfire, but a mature, reflective look at six of our national parks: Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion.

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By Patrick Cone - September 26th, 2018 1:30am

The Sequoia Lives On

“These largest trees on earth begin life as seeds about the size of an oatmeal flake yet can grow as tall as three blue whales stacked chin to tail.”

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 20th, 2018 1:30am

Protecting Nature's Forest Masterpiece

No matter how many times you’ve seen the giant sequoias in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove, it’s hard not to wonder at their size and tenacity. Sequoias can grow for millennia, reaching heights of nearly 300 feet. More than 150 years ago, they helped inspire the Yosemite Grant Act, which set aside the grove as one of the nation’s first protected landscapes.

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By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2018 2:00am

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Glacier Point Road In Yosemite National Park To Reopen

The Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park is scheduled to reopen to all traffic at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

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By NPT Staff - August 30th, 2018 1:15am

Yosemite Valley Could Reopen Tuesday

Yosemite National Park's iconic valley, closed to the public since July 25 due to the Ferguson Fire burning outside the park's western border, is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday at 9 a.m. The park's Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias to reopen on Monday, August 13.

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By NPT Staff - August 11th, 2018 2:00am

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