The Tramp and the Rough Rider meet in Yosemite National Park
John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt camp in Yosemite. This four-day trip is reenacted by two great actors.
- By [email protected] - October 26th, 2010 6:35pm
Yosemite National Park
Velma Melmac Has Left Yosemite, Never to Return
Every summer, Velma parked her mammoth RV in Yosemite. There she kept nature in check, terrorized rangers, smoked like a chimney, and left only after the first acorn of autumn fell into her gimlet.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 18th, 2010 10:13am
Behind the Scenes With Yosemite Nature Notes
Since most of us have limited time when we visit national parks, we can't always see all there is to see. And sometimes our own limitations restrict where we can go and what we can see. That's when folks such as Steven Baumgardner and their trusty videocameras in places like Yosemite National Park come to our rescue.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 15th, 2010 2:15am
Around The Parks: Bracebridge Dinner in Yosemite, Wolf Watching In Yellowstone
If you're trying to figure out a winter vacation to a national park, here are two ideas: A lavish dinner theater in Yosemite National Park, or a bracing wolf-watching expedition in Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 13th, 2010 3:15am
Cables on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park Coming Down Tuesday
If you really wanted to climb to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park this year, your window is about to be closed (unless you're an experienced climber).
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 10th, 2010 3:15am
Reader Participation Day: Can We Afford to Save All Historic Lodges in National Parks?
Whether you hold a sentimental tie to national park lodgings, or look at them nostalgically, can we afford to hold onto all historic lodge facilities in the National Park System?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2010 3:15am
Yosemite Conservancy Donates Nearly $6 Million In Projects, Programming to Yosemite National Park
Educational programming, trail maintenance, and even bird studies helped make up the nearly $6 million in projects and programs the Yosemite Conservancy provided Yosemite National Park over the course of the past year.
Dark Skies in National Parks Make It Easy to Spot the Space Station: Here's How to Look for It
Here's the information you need to see the International Space Station as it arcs across the night sky. A great place to do that is in a national park beyond the reach of urban light pollution and skyline clutter.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 22nd, 2011 11:17am
National Park Hospitality Association Wants More Lodging In The Parks
There are units of the National Park System, such as Canyonlands, North Cascades, and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, just to name three, that have little or no lodging within their borders. It's just such a lack of facilities, believes Derrick Crandall, that serves as a drag on visitation to the park system.
Crandall Testimony 9-23-10.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 4th, 2010 9:34am
Planning For Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park Takes to The Road on October 9
One of the most beautiful drives in the National Park System is along the Tioga Road that runs across the high country of Yosemite National Park. But can that drive be improved? Yosemite officials are working on a study to determine how, and will visit sections of the road next weekend. And you're invited.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 1st, 2010 1:15am
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