Yosemite

law

Squatting in Yosemite refers to occupying land or structures without permission or legal entitlement. In a national park, this can involve unused facilities, trailside shelters,...

Celebrity Profiles

Balin Miller Yosemite is best understood as a creative professional and conservation-minded leader associated with the Yosemite region, whose work blends storytelling, stewardsh...

tv

The Yosemite series cast forms the human center of a show rooted in landscape, place, and community. This guide covers principal and recurring performers who bring the park’s...

Safety

Every year, thousands of visitors hike in Yosemite National Park, and a small but tragic number suffer fatal accidents. Understanding Yosemite hiking deaths involves looking at...

Celebrity Profiles

In 2019, Yosemite National Park recorded multiple fatalities across a wide range of recreational activities. This evergreen explainer details the verified facts about Yosemite d...

people

Carole Sund was an American teacher and traveler whose disappearance in Yosemite National Park in July 1999 drew sustained public and law enforcement attention. She was visiting...

Status Updates

Dean Potter, a renowned climber and BASE jumper, died in a BASE jumping accident in Yosemite National Park on March 12, 2015. He was not with a dog at the time of the incident....

outdoor-national-parks

Yosemite National Park closures protect visitors and resources by responding to weather, wildlife, fire, infrastructure limits, and search and rescue operations. Roads, trails,...

Celebrity Profiles

Deaths on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park are rare but documented, primarily associated with the steep approach along the cables and the final summit block. The National Par...

travel-pronunciation

Yosemite is commonly mispronounced by English speakers who see the Yose sequence and read it as a long vowel or diphthong. The name derives from the Southern Sierra Miwok yohhe'...