Vernal Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in Yosemite. Located on the Merced River, it stands at 317 feet tall.

Europe is grappling with an intensifying overtourism crisis, as record-breaking numbers of international visitors place a ...

The system will be the least restrictive the park has ever implemented, with reservations required every day from June 15 to Aug. 15, 2025, between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., as well as over Memorial Day ...

Yosemite's most underrated trail, like many of the park's most popular routes, gets its name from historical figures. Olmstead Point was named after landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and his ...

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The Pacific Crest Trail, that legendary 2,650-mile path stretching from Mexico to Canada, passes right through Castle Crags State Park. During hiking season, you might encounter through-hikers taking ...

Randy Robbins, a California-based wildlife photographer, said his camera captured rare footage of the "highly threatened" Sierra Nevada Red Fox.

Meroë Marston Morse joined Polaroid just weeks after graduating from Smith College—and quickly rose to become one of the iconic company's most visionary leaders. She's seen here in a test ...

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It was my first time mountain biking the iconic White Rim Road in Moab, Utah, but my dad was an expert. Here’s what I learned from him about life, death and the cruel passage of time while riding the ...

Mules have been part of Yosemite since 1916, when Congress created the National Park Service and civilian park rangers were put in place to patrol the park, according to the NPS.