Yosemite Valley News

This story comes from the 11/02/09 issue of AutoWeek magazine. Reading the magazine is the only way to make sure you don't miss anything.

Future Fires For Yosemite Diminished snowpack and hotter summers mean more fires for Yosemite in years to come.

What's the best American climbing area? I posted a poll last week on the About.com Climbing Forum .

The magic and splendor of the holiday season come to vibrant life again this year with the 84th anniversary season of The Bracebridge Dinner at The Ahwahnee, a full-service, AAA Four-Diamond hotel located in the winter wonderland of Yosemite Valley.

It's back! Water in the San Luis Reservoir at Pacheco Pass. On a trip to Yosemite Valley Sept.

A blowing-dust advisory is in effect on the west side of the central San Joaquin Valley until 11 a.m. this morning, the National Weather Service said.

You're out climbing in Yosemite Valley and five pitches up your latest route you take your belay and rappel device off your harness to pull the rope out after belaying your buddy up the last pitch.

"Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California." Negative date:1960, print date:1980. Ansel Adams Take a sneak peek at Ansel Adams: The Man Who Captured Earth's Beauty at UR's Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature.

The rebellious bears of Yosemite Valley have developed a taste for that old standard of the suburban family life, the minivan.

The Amgen Tour of California won't be returning to some portions of the Central Valley.

Recently, a group of 40-plus people gathered in front of the Visitor's Center in Yosemite National Park for a quiet yet much-deserved 10-year anniversary celebration of the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System.

Standing on a swaying length of flat nylon slung like a tightrope, my knees shake as I try desperately not to fall.

The fire season has officially ended at Yosemite for the 2009 season. Closure of the fire season occurs when there is a season ending precipitation event totaling two or more inches.

Yosemite officials say rockslides pose little risk to tourists and are just part of nature in one of America's most popular national parks -- but, just in case, they will wait until this afternoon to reopen the landmark Ahwahnee Hotel.

Yosemite National Park has announced the end of the fire season as of October 16, 2009.

A series of public meetings for the new Merced River plan have been scheduled, according to Yosemite National Park officials.

Auburn's Erika Steppig works out recently at Gritstone Rock Club in preparation for climbing Yosemite's Half Dome for her senior project at Placer High School Small in stature, big in ambition, would be a good way to describe Erika Steppig.

Dr. Vassi Gardikas: 'I knew I was going to live' Dr. Vassi Gardikas had been operating on women with breast cancer for years, so it didn't really surprise her when she was diagnosed with the disease.

Instead, let's just say this 1927 lodge demonstrates that even the natural splendors of the Earth can benefit from having a good building nearby.

Her hands are like the grand and timeless Yosemite Valley where she has lived the better part of 60 years.