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After $26M renovation, Tuolumne Meadows is Yosemite's fall escape
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (816+ words) A view of the Lembert Dome in the Tuolumne Meadows, an area in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Water gently rolls downstream in the Tuolumne Meadows, an area in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The Tuolumne River flows across boulders in Yosemite…...
The Glacier National Park saloon 'closer to a grizzly bear than a Starbucks"
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (439+ words) Austin Wallis and Katie Griffis, the co-owners of the Northern Lights Saloon. There’s an unexpected mecca at the end of a long gravel road along the western side of Glacier National Park. The drive — long, slow, often bumpy and dusty…...
Walt Disney gifted Newhall a herd of bison. They're still roaming today.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (757+ words) Bison at Hart Park as seen on Aug. 19, 2026. That’s by design. The park’s founder, William S. Hart, and even Walt Disney himself, would have wanted it that way. “Our animals all live really long lives because they just love living…...
Dam removal launches white water rafting revival near California border
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1031+ words) As my raft plowed into a frothy hole on the Wild Horse rapid in the Upper Klamath River’s Kikaceki Canyon, it swung sideways, shuddered and then charged on through a series of churning, boat-eating holes near the California border. The…...
OpenRoad: Carmel River, East Bay woodlands and the unseen universe
4+ week, 1+ day ago (66+ words) On this episode of OpenRoad with Doug McConnell and Friends, we get a sneak peek at the rewilding of the Carmel River, giving hope for steelhead and new life to this storied watershed. On this episode of OpenRoad with Doug…...
OpenRoad: Restoration efforts, new Yosemite Valley trail
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (141+ words) We’ll search for wildlife big and small as we explore a little known corner of the Delta coming back to life. OpenRoad: Restoration efforts, new Yosemite Valley trail In this edition of OpenRoad with Doug McConnell and Friends, we’ll search…...
Hiker suddenly 'submerged from my feet to my shoulders' in Glacier National Park
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) FILE: Johns Lake in Glacier National Park in 2014, the site where Hannah Murphy was nearly submerged in quicksand-like mud. An easy hike to a lake in Glacier National Park took a turn for the worse when 22-year old Hannah Murphy…...
Mountain lions improve California road safety, new study finds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) Puma kittens linger by a road. California drivers hit as many as 100,000 deer each year by some estimates. Without wild cats, that tally could be even larger, according to new research. To explain this phenomenon, the researchers reason that the…...
After 20 years of advocacy, a 400-mile trail recognized by ‘National Geographic’ has added a critical 0.6-mile bike bypass on Mount Tamalpais — here’s what it means for hikers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) This tiny 0.6-mile link replaces a stressful road segment, marking another hard-fought win for regional connectivity and safe trail access along the Bay Area Ridge Trail. Mount Tamalpais State Park recently upgraded a 0.6-mile trail section to allow bike access,…...
Scientists have climbed Yosemite's most famous tree
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1130+ words) FILE: The Grizzly Giant at the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park. For people who love big trees, Yosemite National Park’s most iconic attraction is the Grizzly Giant. The roughly 2,900-year-old, 34,000-cubic-foot giant sequoia is the oldest…...