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Yosemite National Park may ban horse, bike and raft rentals, and remove ice rink and pools

How much development is too much for Yosemite Valley? National parks officials call for sweeping changes that include eliminating bicycle and horse rentals and remove an ice rink, swimming pools and art center in an attempt to balance nature and recreation.

 

Yosemite response to Hantavirus irresponsible? - Denial: A river that runs through Yosemite NP

Hantavirus

Yosemite National Park officials this week vowed they have strived for transparency in dealing with a hantavirus outbreak at the park, which has sickened four people and killed two others. But, reporting by The Union Democrat has found, the process has been far more opaque.

 

Up to 10,000 Yosemite visitors at risk of virus

Yosemite Virus

Up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park officials confirmed Friday as rangers handled a slew of calls from frightened visitors....

 

Yosemite tourist dies after contracting hantavirus

Yosemite

A popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park could be linked to a rare rodent-borne disease that has killed a California tourist who stayed there this summer, officials said. A man who stayed at Curry Village in June died after contracting hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. A woman who also stayed in a canvas tent cabin about 100 feet from him on overlapping days has become seriously ill, park officials said.

 

At Yosemite, 18 Reminders of Dangers of the Outdoors

At Yosemite, 18 Reminders of Dangers of the Outdoors

Since the beginning of the year, 18 people have died at Yosemite National Park, an unfortunate increase from recent years and a cause for alarm for the park’s rangers.

 

Gas prices put crimp in travel planning

Gas prices put crimp in travel planning

Eye-popping gas prices on a weekend trip to Yosemite National Park in California have Damaris Santos-Palmer rethinking a family road trip.

 

Tours and cruises: Yosemite, Sonoma County, Bahamas and Indonesia

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Enhance your digital photography skills at the Ansel Adams Gallery's one-day workshops.

 

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