California may be known as the Golden State, with its shimmering beaches and warm Mediterranean climate. But clinging to the rooftop of the High Sierra are the last remnants of glaciers that have ...

Many visitors don’t make it as far as Glacier Point while visiting the legendary Yosemite National Park. Yes, it is a little out of the way, and yes it is a bit of a drive to get there, but trust us, ...

The mountain glaciers of Yosemite National Park are projected to melt away in 75 years or less. Now, new research finds that their loss will be the first time humans have ever seen the Sierra Nevada ...

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed ...

The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

Photos of the East Lyell glacier in Yosemite National Park. Top: September 1883 (Israel Russell / U.S. Geological Survey); Bottom: September 2022 (Greg Stock / National Park Service) (CN) — The ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Yosemite National Park officials have announced that Glacier Point and Tioga Roads are now closed for the season. Park officials say the roads typically close each fall, ...

Glacier, Mount Rainier, and other NPS sites are doing away with reservations. Our NPS expert weighs in on what this means for ...

HELENA, Montana -- Firefighters across the U.S. West struggled with wind-driven flames, hot temperatures and dry conditions even after the unofficial end to a summer of devastating wildfires, ...

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