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Yosemite National Park has over 750 miles of trails to explore. One, in particular, requires solid hiking skills but will ...

The Mist Trail at Yosemite National Park is an extremely popular trail that takes hikers uphill past two fantastic waterfalls to see unbelievable views of the park. It's part of the trek up the iconic ...

At the top of Yosemite National Park’ s Vernal Fall on a recent holiday weekend, amid the throngs of tourists snapping photos ...

The number of hikes in massive Yosemite National Park, encompassing nearly 1,200 square miles, can seem endless. So what to see on your next Yosemite vacation? Here’s a list of some of the park ...

Whether you’re chasing sweeping mountain views, crystalline lakes, or the dense beauty of old-growth forests, these are 10 of ...

Visitors hike up the Mist Trail toward Vernal Fall on June 19, 2020 in Yosemite National Park, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) But like many of the landmark features in the park, it ...

Please don’t wipe out Mother Nature. Tasteless tourists at Yosemite National Park have been put on blast for littering a popular hiking trail with loads of used toilet paper.

A trail sign for hikers in Yosemite National Park (Photo: Ray Wise/Getty) My favorite time to hike in Yosemite is during the peak of winter, January and February, when no one else is around.

YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Hikers seeking to trek the Yosemite National Park landscape are advised by officials to come prepared. While warming temperatures and an influx of rain have melted ...

Park rangers found roughly 30 spots of white and blue graffiti along the Yosemite Falls Trail, according to the park. The vandalism is believed to have occurred between 6 and 11 p.m. on May 20.