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Large Parts of Yosemite National Park, CA, to Close in Anticipation of Flooding

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National Park Services ‘NPS’ announced that Yosemite National Park, CA, will close most of Yosemite Valley from Friday, April 28, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. in anticipation of flooding. The closure is anticipated to be in place until Wednesday, May 3, 2023, but could last longer. Due to the snowmelt from the massive snowfall in the Sierra, a flood watch is […]

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SnowBrains | April 27, 2023
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Heavy Snowfall Closes Yosemite National Park, CA, Until At Least March 1, 2023

Yosemite National Park, CA, closed on Saturday February 25, 2023, due to severe winter conditions. The park initially started with selected park road closures and chain requirements, but was forced to close the National Park to all traffic except administrative traffic only. Administrative traffic is allowed to enter through El Portal Road, which is the extension of HWY 140, to […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2023
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8-Year-Old Boy Sets Out to Become Youngest Ever to Scale Yosemite’s El Capitan, CA

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This week, a father and son duo initiated an attempt to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. The feat would make the 8-year-old boy the youngest person ever to climb the world-renowned peak. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, you don’t have to be a climber to comprehend that El Capitan is a challenging […]

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Nick DeRiso | October 27, 2022
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Young Climber Survives 80 ft. Fall in Yosemite National Forest, CA

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Climbing With Friends 21-year-old Anna Parsons is an outdoor enthusiast and was enjoying what she loves to do most on August 1, 2022. She had no idea what would happen that fateful day. She just arrived in the U.S. two days earlier with her friend and classmate, Jack Evans. They were marine science students from New Zealand on their way […]

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Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022
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Rangers Ask Public’s Help to Find 69-Year-Old Man Missing in Yosemite National Park, CA

Richard Judd, Yosemite national park, missing, California

Rangers in Yosemite National Park, CA, are asking for help in finding a missing person. Richard Judd was last seen on July 25, 2021, on a day hike from his camp, near Lower Merced Pass Lake, to Red Peak Pass. Related: Body of Prolific Ultrarunner and Climber Missing Since Saturday Found in Yosemite National Park, CA He is 69 years old […]

SnowBrains | July 28, 2021
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Californian Brothers Set World Record for Longest Highline in Yosemite National Park, CA

Two Californian brothers have set a new record for the longest highline ever walked across mountains in Yosemite National Park, CA. Moises and Daniel Monterrubio, from San Francisco, walked a 2,800-foot-long line from Taft Point west across a series of gulleys 1,600 feet below. The previous record had been 940-feet long, also from Taft Point, but east. Highlining is slacklining at altitude. The […]

SnowBrains | June 22, 2021
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9,945′ Tioga Pass into Yosemite National Park, CA Now Open for the Season

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Mammoth Lakes, California (@visitmammoth) Tioga Pass into Yosemite National Park is open for the season. Reservations are required to enter the park this summer. Important things to know: A reservation is required to drive into the park. A reservation is not required to enter the park by bicycle (but […]

SnowBrains | May 27, 2021
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National Park Service Requiring Reservations This Summer For Select Parks

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As spring and summer months come, the busy season for the National Park Service begins. While temperatures start to climb, people all over the States begin to dust off their tents and hiking boots and flock to many of the 63 National Parks. This summer, however, some parks will require reservations for entrance into their lands. Therefore, anyone planning a […]

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Alex Mangels | April 30, 2021
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