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Taipei 101 height vs. El Capitan: How Alex Honnold's skyscraper free solo climb compares to Yosemite

Sportingnews 22 Jan 2026
While the total height is less than what he famously conquered in Yosemite, the spectacle of a human being clinging to a glass-and-steel giant in the middle of a bustling metropolis provides a completely different visual scale ... MORE ... MORE ... .
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At Yosemite, rangers are scarce and visitors have gone wild

The Seattle Times 21 Jan 2026
This is Yosemite under President Donald Trump. Ranger sightings were too rare last year. Visitors were far less supervised, which led to littering, cliff jumping and drone-flying ... .
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At Yosemite National Park, Staffing Cuts Mean Visitors Have Gone Wild

New York Times 20 Jan 2026
After the Trump administration’s cuts, workers at the national park are spread too thin to stop people from littering, flying drones and cliff-diving ... .
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With Yosemite ditching reservations for firefall, will it be a mess? Here's what to know

The Daily Gazette 19 Jan 2026
Yosemite's firefall — the winter convergence of sunbeams and falling water that has drawn growing crowds to the national park's Horsetail Falls — will be different this year. At least for those hoping to plan a trip. When skies are ... .
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Yosemite's first female wilderness manager to speak to library support group

Image Crossville Chronicle 18 Jan 2026
Laurel Munson Boyers, the first female wilderness manager at Yosemite National Park, will speak during the Feb. 5 membership meeting of Friends of Art Circle Public Library ....
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A better way to fund national parks — paid for by their most eager visitors

The Hill 17 Jan 2026
Awe has an upkeep cost, and right now, we’re not keeping up ....
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Popular Yosemite spot is finally opening for ski season. When and what to know

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 15 Jan 2026
Unseasonally dry weather delayed the opening date by weeks ... .
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Yosemite drops reservation requirement for popular ‘Firefall’ viewing

Reno Gazette Journal 15 Jan 2026
Yosemite's natural 'Firefall' phenomenon stuns visitors. Hundreds of visitors gathered in Yosemite National Park to gaze at the "Firefall," which occurs when the setting sun reflects off the Horsetail Fall ... 10 -26, according to Yosemite National Park.
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With Yosemite ditching reservations for firefall, will it be a mess? Here’s what to know

The Los Angeles Times 15 Jan 2026
If there's no parking available at Yosemite Falls, rangers say, visitors should park at Yosemite Village or Curry Village and use the free shuttle (which stops at both) to get to Yosemite Falls parking/Yosemite Valley Lodge, then begin the walk.
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Yosemite drops reservation requirement for popular Firefall event in February

Boston Herald 15 Jan 2026
The park announced that it will require visitors to park near Yosemite Lodge, Yosemite Village and other facilities in the eastern part of the valley and walk the 1½ miles each way to popular photo areas near Horse Tail Fall.
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