Oakhurst, California, is a gateway city to Yosemite National Park. This is because Oakhurst lies only 16 miles (24 Minut ...

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The GLIMS initiative has created a unique glacier inventory, storing information about the extent and rates of change of all the world's mountain glaciers and ice caps. The GLIMS Glacier Database was ...

Mountain Time on the first day of March, people across the world hovered over keyboards and smartphones, ticking away the ...

The mountainside of Yosemite National Park will appear to catch fire later this month as the viral firefall ignites in one of California's most popular tourist destinations. Photographers from around ...

"Yellowstone to Yosemite with Kevin Costner" follows the actor as he explores the history of former President Theodore Roosevelt's 1903 Yosemite expedition with naturalist and environmental advocate ...

“If a significant number of National Park Service employees take one of the offers ... The letter was provided to SFGATE by ...

Case in point: this groovin' river otter at the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama. While some river otters like to ...

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Cicely Muldoon is shown at Glacier Point during an event held last year at the park. Photo by Madison KirkpatrickThe superintendent of Yosemite National Park is ...

A visitor pulls into parking specifically designated for Firefall viewing in Yosemite Valley Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite ...