The jewel-like lakes of the High Sierra in Yosemite National Park are awe-inspiring sights. But for more than a hundred years they've also been biologically disrupted, stocked each year with non ...

After a massive population decline that almost rendered these amphibians extinct, there is hope on the horizon in Yosemite ...

A Long Beach couple wanted to visit Lukens Lake, but a sudden shift in weather left them stranded with no overnight gear.

According to the National Park Service, snow can fall in Yosemite as early as September or October. The first snows of autumn are usually light and melt within a few hours or days ...

There’s a reason Yosemite is synonymous with the words “national park.” Spanning a total of 759,620 acres across California’s ...

With its flowing waterfalls, pristine lakes and towering granite cliffs, Yosemite National Park is considered one of the most beautiful spots in the nation. When it snows, the park in Central ...

Finally, on October 1st, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed into law a bill creating Yosemite National Park. The cavalry was given the task of protecting the national parks. Under Captain ...

Yosemite National Park’s Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs ... or SNARL, in Mammoth Lakes. But the introduction of invasive trout, combined with a lethal fungus known as Batrachochytrium ...

ponds and lakes that look calm and shallow carry unsuspecting swimmers to the falls, resulting in death. For more information about hiking safety, visit Yosemite National Park's website.