Lodging Sale At Yosemite National Park, Where You Can Leverage 50% Savings This Fall on Second Night Stay
A sale on lodging in Yosemite National Park this fall means you can get half-off on your second night's lodging.
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Reader Participation Day, Fine Arts Division: Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, or Maynard Dixon?
If cost were no object, whose national park painting would you hang on your wall? Would it be a Thomas Moran, an Albert Bierstadt, or a Maynard Dixon?
After 82 Years, It's Time For A Substantial Upgrading of The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park
Eighty-two years have elapsed since The Ahwahnee Hotel, the most opulent lodging in the national parks then, and now, welcomed its first guests. Well, all those seasons and all those guests have taken a toll on the grand dame, and Yosemite National Park officials are contemplating a substantial rehabilitation of the property.
National Park Quiz 66: Cemeteries
You won’t need to be a genealogist to enjoy Quiz #66. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “Contrary to popular opinion, there is no letter ‘a’ in the word cemetery.”
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 10:51am
Snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Environmental Extremists in the Obama Administration
What are we to think when a U.S. senator brands Jon Jarvis, a highly respected regional director of the National Park Service, as representing "the extreme policies of the Obama administration"?
Scientists: Climate Change Seems Responsible for A Loss of Large-Diameter Trees in Yosemite National Park
Climate change with its warmer and drier seasons appears to be responsible for a decline in large-diameter trees across much of Yosemite National Park, according to a recently released study.
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Know When to Say When – Stranded Visitor Rescued from Tiny Ledge at Yosemite National Park
Rangers at Yosemite National Park have seen plenty of visitors in perilous situations, but apparently even they were shocked when they saw the dire situation of a man stranded on a tiny ledge.
National Park Quiz 63: Pools
The theme of this week’s quiz is a term that has at least 13 different meanings. We’ll pretty much stick with the standard connotation, but not entirely. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you clean the Traveler wishing well and count all the pennies.
Technology a Key in 3 Recent Rescues at Yosemite National Park
The combination of highly skilled rescue personnel and modern technology made three recent rescues at Yosemite National Park amazingly quick and efficient operations. Not so many years ago, such situations would have required many hours or even days and a small army of rescuers.
- By Jim Burnett - July 10th, 2009 11:16am
Yosemite National Park Returns To Square One on Yosemite Valley Plan
After a series of legal setbacks, Yosemite National Park officials once again are setting out on the path to develop an acceptable development plan for the Yosemite Valley, one that is expected to fully take into consideration impacts to the wild and scenic Merced River.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 30th, 2009 4:00pm
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