In Yosemite National Park, an elite search-and-rescue team helps lost hikers, evacuates injured climbers and saves people stranded on the sheer granite cliffs of El Capitan or the steep, slick slope ...

One day in September 2018, as Beth Pratt was hiking in California’s Yosemite National Park, she encountered pile after pile of fresh scat along a creek flowing out of Kuna Lake. She knew it was only a ...

A Native American tribe that was displaced by the establishment of Yosemite National Park is getting part of its lands back. The land transfer, from Pacific Forest Trust, is considered a major ...

Yosemite Search and Rescue, the team that responds to emergencies in Yosemite National Park, is often lauded for its complex, technical rescues on El Capitan's sheer granite and Half Dome's slick, ...

Starting Jan. 1, visitors to the United States will have to pay $100 each to enter some of the country’s most popular national parks — on top of existing entry fees. U.S. Department of the Interior ...

California offers some of the best backcountry camping experiences if you’re looking to get away from the crowds and immerse yourself in nature. There’s something special about finding a spot where ...

She already had a strong voice by the age of 10 when she began singing in Labour clubs in Liverpool, much to the delight of her father, who became her roadie, “hoiking all my equipment from club to ...