Tag Archives: Hiking

Yosemite National Park announces the availability of the Half Dome Trail Stewardship Plan Draft Environmental Assessment for public review. Public comments on the plan will be accepted from today, Tuesday, January 24, 2012 through Thursday, March 15, 2012. The Half Dome Trail Stewardship Plan was developed to address crowded conditions, …

Yosemite National Park will reopen the Mirror Lake Loop hiking trail tomorrow, Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. The five mile loop that follows Tenaya Creek around Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley has been closed since March 28, 2009 due to a large rockfall from Ahwiyah Point near Half …

Anya Galina Sellsted of Seattle nearly drowned while trying to cross Rancheria Creek in northern Yosemite National Park on a partially submerged log. Sellsted is one of about 3,000 people attempting the 2,650-mile trek from Canada to Mexico this summer. Many (including Sellsted) have left the High Sierra due to …