The Wave may be one of the oldest and most familiar examples of land managers instituting a system to protect special places ...

He works on the Yosemite Search ... with iconic Fitz Roy in the background in January 2019. How to rank Reynolds’s ascent within the context of Fitz Roy’s climbing history will undoubtedly ...

In Yosemite National Park, where the hiring of seasonal employees was delayed by the Donald Trump administration, a resulting ...

Ken Yager, who’s lived in Yosemite since 1976 and runs the Yosemite Climbing Museum in Mariposa, told SFGATE that one of the most significant issues is the extra drive time, for both park ...

In 1993, American climber Lynn Hill made the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite. This 3,300-foot route, graded 5.14a, is the world’s most famous rock climb. Prior to Hill ...

OpenAI unveiled an updated version of its AI system GPT-4o that can generate more realistic images, the result of a year-long effort with human trainers. GPT-4o replaces DALL-E 3 as the default ...

This month Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new podcast that set off political shockwaves over his exchanges with high-profile conservative guests. It left some allies, and even critics, doing a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom terms out in 2027 and the race to replace him is getting more crowded. Former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced his campaign last week, joining a crowded field of ...

I didn’t find any reservation requirements for Yosemite. Personally, I suggest Joshua Tree, which is my favorite local place. We go at dawn and hike until the sluggards start arriving ...