Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

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In an annual California event that signifies the changing of the seasons in the High Sierra, Yosemite National Park officials plan to open Glacier Point Road to motor vehicles on Saturday. The 16-mile ...

Yosemite is a dancing valley. The incredible landscape — massive cliffs and giant waterfalls — are the product of millions of years of motion as granite mounds pushed to the surface and glaciers and ...

When a park becomes famous for a single fleeting moment, it's easy to forget how many unforgettable ones ...

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