Yosemite Valley News

Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea focuses on their majesty and history.

Miss California Kristy Cavinder, who lives in Fullerton, steps into the lead dance role for the holiday production.

Backpacker Magazine November 2009 The legendary shooter once said that photographs were "usually looked at, seldom looked into." Take a look into three hikes that inspired some of Ansel Adams greatest photos, and take a few pictures yourself.

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Somebody had to represent Highland Park's favorite son in Yosemite Valley, and LA Observed was honored to make the introduction.

A trove of some 6,500 letters to and from renowned California conservationist John Muir is now available on the Internet.

Artist and entrepreneur Jan Knudson, of Groveland, sits beneath photos of her two favorite words, a oeevolvea and a oebelieve.a Amy Alonzo Rozak/Union Democrat Believe and evolve are Jan Knudson's favorite words, but she doesn't spell them with conventional letters.

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.