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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? Vote Now
What's the best American climbing area? I posted a poll last week on the About.com Climbing Forum .
Replenished waterways can give us sense of security
It's back! Water in the San Luis Reservoir at Pacheco Pass. On a trip to Yosemite Valley Sept.
Dusty winds continue to bedevil Valley
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.
Learn How to Rig a Carabiner Brake for Rappelling
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.
Hungry Yosemite bears zero in on minivans
The rebellious bears of Yosemite Valley have developed a taste for that old standard of the suburban family life, the minivan.
Yosemite Park Officials Turn Down Amgen Tour
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.
Looking to achieve balance? Try slacklining
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.
Local: Yosemite bears love their minivan buffets
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.
Mammoth Times & Eastern Sierra Times
Mammoth Times Daily: Friday, October 16, 2009: Storms bring fire season to a close
Yosemite National Park has announced the end of the fire season as of October 16, 2009.
Yosemite schedules public meetings for new Merced River plan
A series of public meetings for the new Merced River plan have been scheduled, according to Yosemite National Park officials.
Senior's project will be an uphill climb
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.
Hungary pageant for surgically enhanced beauties
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.
Ahwahnee Lodge: At home in nature
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.
Yosemite basket maker a living legend
Her hands are like the grand and timeless Yosemite Valley where she has lived the better part of 60 years.