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Of course, there’s the park's natural beauty: iconic monoliths like Half Dome, the stunning Yosemite Valley that enraptured famous naturalist John Muir, and some of the world’s tallest waterfalls.
The natural and cultural history of Yosemite Valley is presented at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, the adjoining Yosemite Museum, and the Nature Center at Happy Isles. The parks' two National Historic Landmarks are the Sierra Club 's LeConte Memorial Lodge (Yosemite's first public visitor center), and the Ahwahnee Hotel.
The hotel and dining room are considered a crown jewel of the park, nestled among Yosemite’s massive rock walls. The property is in the midst of a $31.6 million project paid for by the Great ...
The Yosemite Park Company had built the Yosemite Lodge and Yosemite Village had its own group of merchants. Fire had destroyed a number of the original valley hotels and concession owners came and went until Park Service forced the two largest companies to merge in order that one single concession contract could be given.
Tiffany Nguyen wasn't always an outdoors fanatic. The Californian admits that growing up, hiking and camping wasn't always on her radar. But thanks to an impromptu trip to the iconic Yellowstone ...
The book later became the basis of the 2023 Netflix documentary, Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food. [51] 2023 was the 30th anniversary of the E. coli outbreak, which instigated improvements to food safety practices and handling of meat and poultry products in the US. [52]
A raven flies in front of Yosemite National Park’s famous Half Dome on a spring day, April 23, 2021. A hiker stops to pose for a photo before making his way down the infamous cables section on ...
The camp became an iconic part of Yosemite's history, known for its family-oriented atmosphere, nightly campfires, signature tent cabins, and the reinstitution of the Yosemite Firefall. Camp Curry’s success helped lay the foundation for modern park accommodations and had a lasting influence on the development of national park concessions.