Hikers navigate the Mist Trail against the backdrop of Vernal Fall in the Yosemite Valley in 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Three thousand people a day visit Mist Trail, which has views of ...

Outside my window in Mariposa, California, in the Sierra foothills, I can see that the leaves have turned. Yosemite National Park and the surrounding mountains are an incredible year-round destination ...

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Winter visitors to Yosemite hoping to admire the snow and the park’s legendary firefall might be disappointed to find that a popular Yosemite Valley trail closed this week. “The trail between Happy ...

Of the top five “most loved” hiking trails in the country, two of them are in California — and one of those is in Yosemite National Park. In Yosemite, Half Dome via the Muir Trail is the fifth “most ...

The number of hikes in massive Yosemite National Park, encompassing nearly 1,200 square miles, can seem endless. So what to see on your next Yosemite vacation? Here’s a list of some of the park’s ...

"I didn’t know that it has to be dismantled." Yosemite National Park makes an unusual request for hiking visitors: 'I wouldn't have thought of it that way' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Three thousand people a day visit Mist Trail, which has views of two majestic waterfalls and is arguably the most popular hike at Yosemite National Park. Mist Trail is now going to get a $5 million ...