Spending time in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park in California is a great introduction to this national park. But ...

A prominent feature of the Yosemite Valley, this granite rock face rises up 4,737 feet above the valley floor (8,844 feet above sea level). In 1875, George Anderson scaled the rock face and ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park Service advises travelers to arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid hourslong delays. – Catherine Parker Unless ...

I’ve visited Yosemite National Park every summer since I was a kid. Friends often ask me what one thing you absolutely must ...

Last year, in an attempt to cut down on traffic gridlock and overcrowding during busy summer weekends, Yosemite officials ...

Waterfalls are raging. The views are magnificent. Bears will soon come out of hibernation. Spring is just around the corner in Yosemite National Park. But one thing is different this year ...

These five places in California's wilderness are jaw-droppingly beautiful but stealthily treacherous, taking the lives of ...

Before a visit to Yosemite National Park, it never hurts to reacquaint yourself with the hazards that can accompany its wild beauty: rockfalls, the swift currents of the Merced River, an encounter ...

The granite faces of El Capitan and Half Dome are dream destinations for climbers who train for years to scale them. In spring, runoff from the Sierra snowpack turns the valley into a roar of water.