This story appears in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a bright Saturday morning in September a young man is clinging to the face of Half Dome, a sheer 2,130-foot wall of ...

Yosemite National Park has ended its reservation requirements ahead of schedule, allowing travelers to drive into the park without having to book in advance. The reservation system, which was ...

For thousands of years, the Ahwaneechee Indians occupied the area we know today as Yosemite. In 1851, the first white men entered the Yosemite valley searching for Indians with the aim of driving ...

It did not let me down. “It’s funny how just 1.2 miles will facilitate the lack of crowds,” said Brian Shoor, a Yosemite Conservancy naturalist guide. Shoor spent almost two decades working ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- If you're planning a trip to Yosemite National Park, you no longer need a reservation. Back in July, the national park launched a new program requiring visitors ...

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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 ...

While many people are familiar with popular parks like Yosemite or the Grand Canyon ... At Yellowstone National Park Classified as a "supervolcano," the Yellowstone Caldera in Yellowstone National ...

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Covering an area of more than 750,000 acres, Yosemite National Park is abundant evidence of some of Mother Nature's best work. Despite its enormous size, the majority of Yosemite's 4 million ...