Yosemite National Park

Spring Runoff In Yosemite

With all the snow the High Sierra received this year, spring runoff should have the waterfalls in Yosemite National Park running at full throttle. This shot from a few years back of the very lip of Nevada Fall is only a teaser of what we might expect.

Kurt Repanshek

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 5th, 2011 9:39am

Summer Special: Visiting National Parks by Train

If you'd like to visit some parks this summer but don't relish the thought of airport security hassles or long hours in the car, perhaps train travel is the answer. Here's a sampling of options for trips to parks around the country via Amtrak.

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By Jim Burnett - June 5th, 2011 2:51pm

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Summer Special: Windshield Touring in the Western Parks

The windshield touring season will see motorists from all over America and the world converging on the scenic drives in our national parks. Here are some traverses, loops, and shuttles in the western parks that belong on anybody's short list.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 21st, 2011 9:06am

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Summer Special: Choosing A National Park River To Float

So many rivers and so many different paddling experiences can be found in the National Park System. So how do you figure out which one you want to float on your summer vacation?

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 31st, 2011 8:28am

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Traveler Welcomes Eastern National and O.A.R.S.

A cooperating association that has been developing educational and interpretive materials for units of the National Park System since 1947 and an outfitter that can take you down rivers in some of the West's most iconic national parks are the latest organizations and businesses to help keep the Traveler on-line.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2011 3:15am

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Reader Participation Day: Would You Ever Go On A Multi-Week, Or More, Hike?

Would you ever head off down a trail for a multi-week, or longer, hike, carrying all you need in a pack on your back?

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 23rd, 2011 4:15am

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"Muir's March" For Hetch Hetchy In Yosemite National Park Scheduled For July

The Third Annual 'Muir's March,' an affair intended to raise support for draining the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, is scheduled for July. If you're interested in joining the backpacking trek, now's the time to sign up.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 23rd, 2011 3:15am

Spring Wallops Yosemite National Park With Potent Punch

The first day of spring was anything but spring-like at Yosemite National Park, which saw all its entrance roads closed down by a combination of snow, ice, mudslides, downed power lines, and fallen trees.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2011 7:17am

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Open Houses Scheduled For Public Input on Merced River Plan At Yosemite National Park

A series of public meetings has been scheduled so Yosemite National Park officials can hear your thoughts on the continuing evolution of a plan to manage the Merced River corridor through the Yosemite Valley.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 18th, 2011 3:15am

PEER Claims National Park Service Director's Order On Wilderness Management Is Off-Base

Is the National Park Service adding clarity, or confusion, about how it should be managing wilderness via revisions to its wilderness stewardship guidelines? Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility believes the agency is not only confusing matters, but lessening wilderness protections.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2011 3:01pm

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