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Climbing Yosemite’s Easiest Big Wall: South Face of Washington Column

This climbing account explores the South Face of Washington Column, often regarded as Yosemite’s most approachable big wall. Detailing the route’s features, challenges, and stunning views, it offers ...

As California glaciers disappear, people will see ice-free peaks exposed for the first time in millennia

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ...
Sidetrack Adventures on MSN

What Lies Beneath the Flooded Valley of Yosemite

This documentary reveals the story of Yosemite’s hidden valley, a breathtaking landscape now buried beneath three hundred ...

This Day in History: Congress establishes Yosemite National Park

WASHINGTON (WHSV) - 135 years ago on Oct. 1, 1890, Congress established Yosemite National Park. The Yosemite Valley was first designated as government-protected land in 1864, when Abraham Lincoln ...
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Yosemite National Park remains partially open during shutdown, most employees furloughed

More than half of all National Park Service employees are now furloughed, but Yosemite National Park itself remains partially open.

Yosemite's glaciers have survived 20,000 years — but we could be the first people to see Sierra Nevada ice-free

New research finds the disappearance of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada will be unprecedented in the human history of North ...

Weekend event roundup: Sacramento-area things to do for Oct. 3-5

Looking for things to do this weekend? Here's a list of events happening in Northern California from Friday, Oct. 3, through ...