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- Wanted: Jobs in Yosemite (1)
- New Yosemite stamp
- Telegraph Fire over 45% Contained (1)
- Telegraph Fire Moving North - 40% Contained
- Telegraph Fire Causes Power Outages and Threatens Homes (3)
- No More Cases of Norovirus Reported in Yosemite
- NPS Open House Slated for July 30
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- Happy 4th of July
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- Photo of the Day: Vernal and Nevada Fall by Wallace Wade (2)
- Heart Transplant Recipient Scales Half Dome (2)
- Fire Spreading into Yosemite West of Hetch Hetchy
- Bad Air
- Fires Around Yosemite (1)
- Tram Catches Fire in Yosemite National Park
- Yosemites First Inhabitants Fighting Again
- Growing Up in Yosemite
- Missing Hiker Found Alive
- NPS Looking For Feedback on High Elevation Aquatic Resources Plan
- Search Continues for Missing Hiker
- Missing Hiker in Glacier Point - Sentinel Dome Area (1)
- Bring Extra Money for Gas (1)
- Public Comment on Invasive Plant Management Plan in Yosemite Begins June 13th
- Tioga Road to Open and Some Tips for the Memorial Day Weekend
- Hot Weather Brings Warnings From Officials (1)
- School Buses Crash in Yosemite (1)
- Photo of the Day: Hikers and Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park by Miguel Vieira (2)
- Glacier Point Road Clear and Ready for Visitors
- Adams Yosemite
- Tunnel View to Get Makeover
- Yosemite Programs to Get Big Push in Funds (1)
- Into the Wild, With Child
- Caltrans Plans to Replace Ferguson Slide Bridges on 140
- Remembering An Icon (1)
- Where is the plow? (2)
- 2 Killed in Plane Crash Just North of Cherry Lake
- New Travel Channel Show Highlighting Yosemite Debuts This Week (1)
- Foreign Tourism Climbs in Yosemite (1)
- Warmer Weather On The Way
- Tuolumne River Planning Session Canceled
- Federal judges block Yosemite Park from continuing repairs (1)
- Going Hiking? Take Your GPS AND Your Topo Map
- DNC Looking for Local Employees
- Tuolumne - Wild & Scenic River
- Yosemite Campground Reservations Available Starting March 15th (5)
- Big changes at Tunnel View today. (6)
- Want an Original Ansel Adams? Get Your Checkbook Out
- Ahwahnee Keeps Alive Yosemite Past with Ball (1)
- Yosemite in World War 2 (4)
- Boy Scout Dies After Fall
- Stars at Ostrander
- Missing Snowboarders Found Safe and Sound
- Hang gliding in Yosemite (1)
- Travel Advisory: 99-41 Interchange in Fresno Closed for Repaving
- Got Kids? Go to Yosemite!
- El Portal Road Getting Emergency Repairs (1)
- Got Snow Shoes? Go For a Walk!
- Dr. Malidoma Patrice Some to Speak in Yosemite in Honor of Black History Month
- Age Old Rivalry Surfaces as Tribes Fight Over Claim to Yosemite
- Ferguson Slide Workaround to Get Close Scrutiny from CalTrans
- Yosemite User Capacity Forum
- Take Your Kids on a Yosemite Scavenger Hunt (1)
- News From Yosemite Valley (5)
- Team Works To Record Oral History of Yosemite
- Reader Question: Does Yosemite Ever Close?
- Sierra Club Calls Highway 140 Fix ‘Ridiculous’
- Park History Project
- Reader Question: How much does it cost to get into Yosemite?
- Salmon Not Returning to Mountain Rivers Could Mean Trouble
- Paiutes or Miwok? Only Time Remembers (5)
- N. King Huber
- Missing Clovis Family Found Safe (1)
- Update on Northside Drive Closure: Yes, it’s still closed.
- Got a Great Photo? Win a Night in Yosemite (1)
- Chain Report - December 19 2007
- Photo of the Day: Lembert Dome and Tuolumne Meadows
- Filmmaker Drama May Finally Be Over
- Historic Yosemite Register to be Preserved
- Hwy 140 and 120 Construction News (1)
- Tioga and Glacier Point Roads Close for Season
- The John Muir Trail
- Rumors Badger Pass Closing Untrue
- Time for a New Poll
- Wild Fires Make for Smokey Days in Yosemite
- Yosemite Ornament Graces White House Christmas Tree
- Yosemite Ridge Gives Children With Chronic Illnesses a Second Chance
- Thanksgiving day road trip. (1)
- Yosemite in Court Nov 28
- A. Phimister Proctor & Half Dome (2)
- Not much happening… (5)
- Sharsmith Peak On Hold
- Visitors May Soon Be Without a Place to Stay
- Climbing’s Growing Popularity Damaging to the Environment
- I’m working on an article!
- Secret Yosemite - DVD
- Sierra Nevada; Temple Crag (1)
- Did you know?
- Man Rescued from Peak after Fall
- It’s Different in the Winter (1)
- Jobs in Yosemite
- Children Pass Up Yosemite for Virtual Worlds (1)
- Prescribed Burn’s Smoke Burning Central Valley Residents Eyes
- Trails Closed Due to Construction
- Day Hikes: Vernal and Nevada Falls by Jeremy Zawodny (1)
- Yosemite’s Spectacular in the Fall (2)
- The Ahwahnee Celebrates 80th Birthday (1)
- NPS Officials Want to Cut Down Trees so Tourists Can See Better (6)
- Yosemite Named One of the Top 10 Trips of a Lifetime
- $43 Million in Pot Plants Seized in Yosemite
- Tuolumne County Officials Urge National Forest to Keep Campgrounds Open
- Breathing Clean Air
- Now THAT’s(!) Art
- Photo of the Day: Burn by Ed Hughes
- BREAKING NEWS: More Snow Expected with up to 15″ at Higher Elevations
- Update: Overdue Hiker Found Safe
- Yosemite Climbing Association Facelift On The Way
- Second Accident on 140 This Month Injures 4
- Where’d Yosemite Falls Go? (2)
- Photo of the Day: Yosemite National Park by Scott A
- Mommy’s-to-Be Get Pampered at the Tenaya Lodge
- Campground Highlight: White Wolf
- Which famous photographer are you?
- Rangers Bust Marijuana Growers (3)
- Body of Missing Hiker Found
- Get Involved: Join The Planner-For-A-Day Workshop
- July ‘07 Statistics
- Search Scaled Back for Missing Hiker
- Do the Crime in Yosemite, Do the Time in Yosemite (well sort of)
- Missing: Fred Claassen (1)
- Photo of the Day: Bridalveil Falls Yosemite National Park by Jim Brekke
- Fire is Nature’s Way in Yosemite
- Don’t Like the Smell of Sweaty Feet? Don’t Cancel Your Trip Yet.
- Take a Tour with Your Own Tour Guide (2)
- Take a Private Workshop With Michael Frye (1)
- Researchers Solve Mystery of Orchid in Yosemite (1)
- Campground Highlight: North Pines
- High Fire Hazard
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- No Entrance Fee Increase Next Year
- Man Falls From Half Dome (2)
- Check this Out: Annual Yosemite Indian Big Time June 16-17
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- The Highs (and the Lows)
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- Got A Favorite Campfire Recipe? You Could Win $10,000
- Yosemite Visitors Center Opens After $1.3million Makeover
- Womans Body Found In Wawona Area
- Snow Forecast For Yosemite Through This Weekend (1)
- New Easier To Use Reservation System Coming - But Still Reserve Your Site Early
- Ice Skating A Fun Thing To Do During Winter In Yosemite
- Ultimate Adventures: Yosemite
- Mariposa Supervisors Urge Government to Fix 140 Before It’s Too Late (1)
- It’s About Time. A New Poll is Up
- Road Into Yosemite Unstable and Dangerous to Travelers and the Environment
- Camping for Thanksgiving
- Public Scoping for El Portal Road Reconstruction Begins (1)
- Camp 4 to be Added to National Register of Historic Places
- Time For A Little Clean Fun
- Man Arrested For Starting Wildfire
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- NPS Says Fires Contained (2)
- Some Smoke But Everything OK For Now (2)
- Harrison Ford Takes Up The Fight To Restore Hetch Hetchy (2)
- Spooky Yosemite
- Fires Continue To Burn In Yosemite
- Thunder and Lighting Means ‘Play It Safe’
- Rock Climbing in Yosemite (Google Video)
- Give Wildlife a Chance, Slow Down When Driving in the Park
- Bear Report
- Body of Missing CCC Worker Found
- Big Fish Close To Yosemite
- Tioga Slated To Open This Weekend
- Forest Service Takes Control Of Rockslide On 140 (1)
- Student From Utah Was First Fatality of Season
- Pardon Our Dust: Yosemite Trails To Get Facelift
- Rockslide On 140 Still There. More Problems Arising.
- The Cables Are Up! Read All About It!
- What’s Your Teens Plans For The Summer?
- Rockfall Closes Highway 140
- Don’t drink from that stream, until you treat it!
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- NWS Says More Rain and Snow Coming
- Flood Warning In Affect
- Another Big Storm Blowing in for Monday and Tuesday
- Watch out if you’re headed to the park this weekend
- More Bad Weather On The Way
- El Capitan and the Firefall by Chaz
- Last Months Poll Results
- The Roaring 20’s Come To Life In Yosemite National Park
- Proposed Campground Opening Dates Released (1)
- Sound Advice For Travelers (2)
- Yosemite Blacked Out During Sorm (1)
- Special Guest Jon Shannon Answers Reader Questions About 8-9 Day Backpacking Trip
- FAQ’s About the Author (1)
- Held Over: January’s Poll
- Slow Down or You May Just Regret It
- Going Hiking in Yosemite? Grab Your DVD Player.
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- Animals Looking For A Room With A Better View
- Superintendent Tollefson and Conservationists Agree, Budget Cuts Are Hurting Our National Parks
- Yes, It Will Cost More to Spend the Night in Yosemite Next Year (2)
- Sierra Glaciers Disappearing at Alarming Rate, Scientists Report
- Upper Pines Sold Out for Thanksgiving
- Life With Edie
- Life in Yosemite by TB
- Working in Yosemite
- Giant Sequoias Make a Lasting Impression
- Envoys from China Visit Yosemite
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- An Evening of Super Natural Fun in Yosemite
- Rockfall Sends Dozens Fleeing
- The Ahwahnee, National Historic Landmark
- Half Dome Cables Taken Down For Season
- Bodies found may be missing Yosemite tourists (1)
- Life Inside The Park
- When Passions Collide by Misha Logvinov
- NPS Special Agent Collapses on Mist Trail
- Mother, 60, possibly missing in Yosemite Area
- Keeping a Part of History
- Want to help Yosemite? Now’s your chance.
- Ready for a little color?
- Climber Perishes While Attempting Half Dome
- Red Bears Debut Along Tioga Road (2)
- Backpacker Missing in the White Wolf Area
- Working In Yosemite Experience To Remember For Interns
- Happy Birthday NPS (1)
- Water Involved Accidents Claim the Lives of Two Visitors
- Irish Citizen killed in Yosemite fall
- Date of Adams Photograph Finally Uncovered (1)
- Legal Wrangling Could End Climbing In Yosemite (3)
- Yosemite Blog Poll: NPS Should Limit the Amount of Motor Vehicles Entering the Park
- Rangers Offer Advice for Staying Safe
- Going hiking in Yosemite? Keep on your toes. (1)
- Yosemite Body Identified as Missing UCD Student
- A peaceful pond near Tioga Pass
- More Information Revealed on Hikers Death (1)
- Body Found In Tenaya Canyon May Be Missing UD Davis Student
- Hiker Missing Presumed Dead After Being Swept Over Falls
- Missing Person: Hyundo Ahn
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- Bear Activity
- No New Clues In Search For Missing Backpacker
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- Matthes Crest
- Bird of Paradise: High Sierra Vacation (1)
- U.C. Davis Student in Yosemite Along John Muir Trail
- Plan on hitting the water? Be careful.
- Bears!
- New Rules Put Rangers and Climbers At Odds
- The Best Job In The World
- Scripps Howard News Service (1)
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- Hetch Hetchy: Just Another Damn Getting Demolished
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- Family Of Missing Hiker Asks For Help (1)
- Summertime Spells Long Lines and Traffic Jams
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- Lee Vining Comes To Life As Pass Opens
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- Raising a Family in the Backcountry
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- Yosemite Awash In A Flood - Of Visitors
- Biking Through California’s National Parks
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- Yosemite Valley Under Flood Advisory
- It’s All In How You Say It
- Weekend Weather Forecast May 20th - 22nd
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- Roads To Valley Are Open (1)
- Lower Yosemite Falls Flooding
- More Flood Images
- YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING!
- A Better Map For A Better Vacation (1)
- Yosemite Valley Trails Update
- Waterfalls Make Big Impact With Yosemite Sight-Seers
- Snow Advisory - Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon
- Stephen Mather, First Director of the National Park Service
- The Ahwahnee (1)
- Glory of Yosemite by Patricia Wagner
- Coyotes: Another of Yosemite’s Wildlife (1)
- Bald Eagles Make Nest Just Outside of Yosemite National Park
- New Buses Mean Quieter Yosemite Valley (2)
- See America’s National Parks and Yosemite in Style Aboard The American Orient Express
- A Beautiful Yosemite Morning
- The Bears Return to Tuolumne Meadows
- Spring Plowing Has Begun on the Tioga and Glacier Point Roads
- Martinez Honors Yosemite Conservationist John Muir at Earth Day Event
- Smoky Half Dome
- EPA Gets Reprieve On Yosemite Smog…Temporarily
- Taking Time To Smell The Flowers (1)
- The Famous Yosemite Firefall Lives On In Memory
- Yosemite’s Tuolumne River One of the Country’s Most Endangered
- Gas Prices Continuing to Climb
- Yosemite Then and Now
- Yosemite National Park Among the Most Romantic
- The Return of Wet Weather and Snow
- Half Dome Trail Closed During Summer
- Yosemite’s awesome waterfall show starting
- Royal Robbins Clothing Giving Away FREE Trip to Yosemite
- Weekend Outlook: March 12th & 13th
- Visitors Center Moved for Winter
- Braun Honored for More Than 1500 Rescues
- Yosemite Falls: Access is Key
- Fungus Attacks Pine Trees in Yosemite and Sierra
- Tuolumne Meadows Ski Hut: An Adventure Most Will Never See
- Winter Storms Wreak Havoc In The High Country
- Rain/Snow Make a Mess in Yosemite
- Magnificent Natural Beauty of Yosemite Worth Celebrating
- Further upgrades for Yosemite digs
- Yosemite Visitation Lowest in 14 Years
- Rains Make Drivers Nervous, Skiers Delight
- Christmas in the High Sierra
- Living the Life of John Muir
- Enlightened Images
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- Make Tioga Pass Resort Your Winter Getaway
- National Geographic Travel Guide: Yosemite National Park
- Waterfalls Add Life to Yosemite
- Digital Camera Resource Page: Yosemite National Park Gallery
- Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra (1)
- Original Yosemite Land Protected for Future Generations
- Big Oak Flat Road (Hwy 120) Closes Temorarily for Repairs
- Yosemite National Park DVD
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- Judge Gives “Go-Ahead” for Yosemite Utility Project
- The Complete Guide to Yosemite
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