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Experience the mountain scenes and intense climbs of Europe's "mini-Yosemite," an underrated Turkish destination that for ...
The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump ...
The system will be the least restrictive the park has ever implemented, with reservations required every day from June 15 to Aug. 15, 2025, between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., as well as over Memorial Day ...
Vernal Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in Yosemite. Located on the Merced River, it stands at 317 feet tall.
The coaster, which features a 160-foot lift hill, 2,966 feet of track and hits speeds of 58 mph over a two-minute ride, hit a ...
After reviewing July's repertoire, it's hard to escape the idea that streaming services have saved all the most interesting ...
In summertime, it’s safe to say that nobody has this problem. That’s when Wawona’s cabins and campgrounds fill with parkgoers ...
As promised earlier this month, Yosemite National Park will be re-opening the Tuolumne Meadows campgrounds for the summer.
The mineral-rich Arctic island is open for tourism. Locals want to show what makes Greenland unique beyond a recent ...
With California’s Yosemite Valley far beneath him, Alex Honnold free solos— which means climbing without ropes or safety gear—up a crack on the 3,000-foot southwest face of El Capitan.
This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. It’s 4:54 a.m. on a chilly November morning in 2016 in Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite National Park open for summer, but with leaner staff The park is down about 20% from its normal full-time staff of 350. Due to the federal hiring freeze, those positions are not being ...