“August snow has not occurred (in Yosemite) for at least 20 years,” the weather service said. Usually, snow becomes visible in the area in September. Weather in the Sierra Nevada can change ...

The best times to visit Yosemite are May and September, when the park is accessible, but not too crowded. It's important to know that many roads and trails in Yosemite are closed for the majority ...

This story appears in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a bright Saturday morning in September a young man is clinging to the face of Half Dome, a sheer 2,130-foot wall of ...

The seasonal yellow line, operational from mid-May to mid-September, also takes visitors to Yosemite Valley from Fresno, costing about $18 one way. Run by the National Park Service, the ...

In September 2011 Mayan Smith-Gobat carried out the second female ... my imagination… It is beautiful and brutally unforgiving." From San Franciso drive to Yosemite National Park and Camp 4, the ...