Visitors Ignore Closed Signs at Yosemite

From thecooldown.com by Mike Taylor, November 25, 2023 Though national parks are a celebration of the beauty of nature, tourists aren’t always on their best behavior when visiting.  Tourons of National Parks (@touronsofnationalparks) shared a post about visitors behaving badly last month. This time, they encroached on a restoration area in Yosemite National Park’s largest grove of giant sequoias. Mikayla Morse (@mikaylamorse15) wrote in the caption that she came across a group … Continue reading Visitors Ignore Closed Signs at Yosemite

A New 5.10 Crack Appeared Overnight in Yosemite

(Climbing.com) SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 -MARY BETH SKYLIS Last week a 200-foot hand crack appeared overnight near Yosemite’s Royal Arches cliff. The splitter was quickly climbed at 5.10- and named Super Naturalbefore park officials closed the classic area.  The park’s closure notice states: “Rock climbers recently reported a new crack in a cliff on the western side of Royal Arches, near the climbing route Super Slide. Subsequent investigation revealed … Continue reading A New 5.10 Crack Appeared Overnight in Yosemite