Yosemite’s Wawona Hotel closing. No reopening date set; workers reassigned
Yosemite National Park’s historic Wawona Hotel is closing, and park officials are not saying when it will reopen. The hotel’s workers are being reassigned elsewhere.One…
Some of California’s most outdoorsy people are moving to…Las Vegas?
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — For many, the lure of Las Vegas is the near complete immersion in a man-made world. Visitors bury themselves deep inside temperature-controlled…
How to see Yosemite’s moonbows, rainbows that form at night
We met Brian Hawkins, a Redondo Beach mechanical engineer-turned-videographer, in the near-empty lobby of the Yosemite Valley Lodge. It was just after 9 on a…
Heading to Yosemite next summer? Better get a reservation
You’ll need a reservation to drive into Yosemite National Park by day this summer, even if you’re not spending the night. The National Park Service…
Growing crack in Yosemite rock face forces trail closure
A massive crack has opened up on a Yosemite National Park cliff face, raising the risk of a dangerous rockfall and forcing the indefinite closure…
See hidden waterfalls in Hetch Hetchy outside Yosemite Valley
The water was winning. Fed by the heaviest Sierra snowmelt in decades, it gushed down the narrow valley’s walls and rushed across the trail in…
Want to knock over some giant piles of rocks? Head to Yosemite
If you’ve been feeling like you want to knock over giant piles of rocks, then Yosemite National Park might be your playground. The park posted…
Visiting Yosemite? Be prepared to wait in line for hours
Waterfalls may be flowing freely at Yosemite National Park after record-breaking precipitation, but lines out of the park have often been at a standstill this…
Headed to Yosemite? Here’s which roads are open and closed
As summer road-trippers ready their cars, SUVs, RVs and Sprinters, driving through Yosemite National Park will get easier beginning Saturday morning at 7. That’s when…
Yosemite to Joshua Tree: Top 10 experiences in California
My big California 101 list is alphabetical, but within that sprawling group of favorites, I have a tighter group of greater favorites — my own…
Yosemite National Park floods could close river recreation into summer
Yosemite National Park has announced that some popular recreation areas may continue to see closures into the summer as record melts from snowpack cause rivers…
Yosemite Valley reopens Sunday ahead of schedule
All of Yosemite Valley is reopening Sunday ahead of schedule after flood worries failed to materialize, according to park officials. The valley is open Sunday…
Floods from melting snowpack close much of Yosemite National Park
Much of Yosemite National Park will remain closed through Wednesday as water levels surge throughout Yosemite Valley due to unseasonably warm weather and record snowfall…
Review: Dean King’s ‘Guardians of the Valley’ on Muir, Yosemite
Review Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship That Saved Yosemite By Dean KingScribner: 480 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on…
Yosemite Park plans for limited reopening Saturday
Yosemite National Park plans to “restore minimal public access” Saturday, after shuttering for almost a month because of multiple strong winter storms and atmospheric river…
Snow closes Yosemite, other California parks after storms
After the recent winter storms dumped up to 15 feet of snow on some areas of Yosemite National Park, the park has been closed with…
Yosemite National Park closed due to snow. When will it open?
Yosemite National Park has been closed indefinitely due to heavy snowfall. Some areas of the park have gotten as much as 15 feet of snow.The park…
Yosemite breaks decades-old snow record, closing park indefinitely
Cabin roofs at Yosemite National Park are almost completely covered with snow. At the park’s Badger Pass ski area, snow is up to the second…
Winter storm closes Yosemite; thunderstorms forecast in central US
LOS ANGELES — A storm causing blizzard conditions, heavy rain and high winds kept pummeling California Saturday before continuing on to impact Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas by Sunday.The…