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Reader Participation Day: Should The Hetch Hetchy Valley In Yosemite National Park Be Drained And Restored?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 26, 2012 - 1:53am
Should the Hetch Hetchy Valley of Yosemite National Park be drained of its reservoir and restored?

Half Dome And Its Cables Listed On National Register Of Historic Places

Submitted by NPT Staff on September 16, 2012 - 1:49am
One of the most iconic spots in the National Park System is now officially an historic place.

Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days On The John Muir Trail

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 14, 2012 - 1:44am
Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (Outdoor Lives)
Though it's set in the rugged landscape of the High Sierra running from Sequoia National Park to Yosemite National Park, Almost Somewhere could have played out anywhere as three young women go in search of themselves.

UPDATED: Fluky Convergence Of Factors Possibly Behind Hantavirus Outbreak At Yosemite National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 13, 2012 - 1:05am
Though the calendar is running down on the incubation period for Hantavirus infecting visitors who stayed in Yosemite National Park this summer, a ninth case has been confirmed, park officials said Thursday. Three of those individuals died from the rare, rodent-borne disease, while the others are recovering.

Reader Participation Day: Will The Hantavirus Outbreak Affect Your Plans To Visit Yosemite National Park ?

Submitted by Jim Burnett on September 12, 2012 - 1:37am
Much of the recent news from Yosemite National Park hasn't focused on the area's spectacular scenery, but rather on an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Thus far, eight people who spent at least one night in the park this summer have been stricken, and three have died. Has this situation caused you to reconsider plans to visit Yosemite?

West Virginian's Death Associated With Hantavirus Outbreak At Yosemite National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on September 6, 2012 - 5:28pm
A West Virginia resident's recent death is being linked to a hantavirus outbreak at Yosemite National Park, raising to three the number of fatalities thought to be connected to stays in the scenic park.

Roughly 3,000 Yosemite National Park Visitors Contacted About Deadly Hantavirus

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 31, 2012 - 4:12pm
With the number of deadly Hantavirus cases possibly linked to guest accommodations at Yosemite National Park climbing, officials have tried to contact roughly 3,000 summer guests to caution them about the disease.

Exploring The Night Skies Over Yosemite National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on August 31, 2012 - 1:34am
Most visitors to Yosemite National Park come to enjoy the waterfalls and the walls of granite, but there's another dimension that deserves your attention: the dazzling night skies overhead.

Deadly Hantavirus Claims Second Victim Who Visited Yosemite National National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on August 28, 2012 - 7:56am
A second fatality tied to hantavirus possibly contracted in Yosemite National Park has been confirmed, leading to a search for visitors who stayed in the "Signature Tent Cabins" at Curry Village this summer.

Body Of 6-Year-Old Recovered From Merced River In Yosemite National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on August 24, 2012 - 10:24am
The body of a 6-year-old boy who, along with his 10-year-old brother, was swept down the Merced River in Yosemite National Park on August 15 has been recovered.