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Yosemite is among the best US national parks, and El Capitan is its top spot. Here are some interesting facts about El Capitan that most don't know.
A coalition of LGBTQIA+ folks and allies hung a large transgender pride flag from Yosemite's El Capitan on Tuesday. They say it flew proud for about 90 minutes before it was removed.
Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan has recently served as a medium from which activists have expressed messages of distress or protest.
Horsetail Fall is located over the eastern ridge of El Capitan, a vertical rock formation on the western side of the national park. According to the National Park Service, the phenomenon happens ...
The climbers hung the flag 1,500 feet up El Capitan, on the granite monolith’s “Heart Ledges,” between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. PT and displayed it until around noon, when park officials directed ...
National Yosemite changes rulebook after trans pride flag hung on El Capitan by: Isaiah Varela Posted: Jun 12, 2025 / 07:01 PM EDT Updated: Jun 12, 2025 / 07:01 PM EDT ...
The trans pride was displayed on El Capitan on May 20, the same day the updated superintendent’s compendium was approved. Nexstar’s KSEE/KGPE has asked Yosemite National Park for a statement ...