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After a years-long legal dispute, a historic hotel in Yosemite National Park will revert back to its original name — The Ahwahnee.

Yosemite Hotels Get Their Historic Names Back After Trademark Dispute

Jul 16, 2019
The Majestic Yosemite Hotel is back to its original name, The Ahwahnee. And a set of cabins that was temporarily called Half Dome Village now carries its historic name, Camp Curry.
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Environment
During the shutdown, visitors walk and stand atop rock formations at Joshua Tree National Park on Friday.

National Park Service Plans To Expand Operations Amid Government Shutdown Degradation

Jan 06, 2019
Volunteers and a skeletal staff have maintained sites in some parks. In others, the amount of damage and trash triggered an unprecedented move from the National Park Service to return more workers.
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Sports
Tommy Caldwell uses "tiny razorblade edges" in the rock wall to support his body weight on El Capitan's Dawn Wall.

'It Looked Impossible': New Film Follows Free Climbers Up The 'Dawn Wall'

Nov 20, 2018
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson were the first to free climb to the top of the southeastern face of Yosemite's El Capitan. "It's as sheer and as vertical as the side of a skyscraper," Jorgeson says.
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A view from Taft Point Overlook in Yosemite National Park, where a couple fell to their deaths last week.

'Is Our Life Just Worth One Photo?' Wrote Woman Who Fell To Death In Yosemite

Oct 29, 2018
Meenakshi "Minaxi" Moorthy and her husband, Vishnu Viswanath, fell about 800 feet from a scenic overlook at Taft Point. Park rangers recovered their bodies Thursday and are still investigating.
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National
A visitor photographs Half Dome on Tuesday as smoke from the Ferguson Fire is visible in Yosemite National Park, a day before authorities closed parts of it.

Wildfire Closes Parts Of Yosemite As Firefighters Try To Contain Blaze

Jul 25, 2018
Park areas that are temporarily closing include Yosemite Valley, where visitors can see rock formations like Half Dome, and Mariposa Grove, an area containing more than 500 mature giant sequoia trees.
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The Two-Way
Smoke rises from a wildfire behind the Fish Camp General Store near Yosemite National Park in Fish Camp, Calif., last week. The wildfire is among many burning across the Western U.S.

Western Wildfires Endanger Beloved Sites At National Parks

Sep 05, 2017
A 20-square-mile blaze burned the historic Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park last week. In California's Sierra National Forest, an ancient grove of sequoias was scorched, but the trees survived.
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The Two-Way
Alex Honnold smiles after scaling El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, in a photo provided by <em>National Geographic</em>. Honnold became the first person to climb alone to the top of the massive granite wall without ropes or safety gear.

Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, And The Climbing World Reels

Jun 05, 2017
The climber scaled the granite wall in under four hours, in what Alpinist magazine says "is indisputably the greatest free solo of all time."
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All Tech Considered
Black bears are tracked in Yosemite National Park using telemetry and GPS collars.

Yosemite Rangers Use Technology To Save Bears From Cars

Apr 20, 2017
Speeding cars have become the biggest threat for bears in Yosemite. But rangers hope tracking tools, like the website where the public can track bears, will help keep both humans and bears safe.
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The Two-Way

WATCH: The 'Firefall' Offers A Grand Glimpse Of A Glow In Flow

Feb 17, 2017
Once a year around this time, when conditions are just right, Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park lights up at sunset with a majestic spectacle of orange and yellow. See the phenomenon in action.
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The Two-Way

Head Of Yosemite Park Steps Down In Wake Of Hostile Work Environment Claims

Sep 29, 2016
The National Park Service "acted to move Don Neubacher from his role" as it carries out an investigation, a spokesman says.
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The Two-Way
A photo provided by The Trust for Public Land shows Ackerson Meadow in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Visitors to the park now have more room to explore nature with Wednesday's announcement that the park's western boundary has expanded to include Ackerso

Yosemite National Park Grows Toward West In Largest Expansion Since 1949

Sep 08, 2016
The park is increasing by 400 acres along its western boundary, thanks to a donation by the conservation group The Trust for Public Land. The land includes a grassy meadow and wetlands.
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The Two-Way
A Sierra Nevada red fox was photographed twice in recent weeks, thanks to a remote motion-sensitive camera.

Rare Fox Takes A Walk In The Park, And Yosemite Staff Cheer

Jan 29, 2015
It's been nearly 100 years since a sighting of a Sierra Nevada red fox was documented in Yosemite National Park, according to park staff.
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The Two-Way
Tommy Caldwell (top) climbs what is known as Pitch 17 and Kevin Jorgeson handles the line as they free-climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan.

Free-Climbers Make It To Summit Of Yosemite's El Capitan

Jan 15, 2015
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson were the first climbers to use only their hands and feet to ascend the nearly 3,000-foot Dawn Wall in a single trip. Ropes were used only to break a fall.
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Around the Nation
Jorgeson examines his worn fingers as he rests in his portaledge on El Capitan's Dawn Wall.

Free-Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan Takes A Team — And Time

Jan 14, 2015
Two rock climbers are close to finishing a hugely ambitious project on El Capitan in the Yosemite Valley — free-climbing the Dawn Wall. They talked to NPR's Melissa Block from the rock face.
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