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Each year cyclists get to pretty much own an intensely beautiful stretch of Yosemite National Park for a special period of time.
What "Star Wars" creator George Lucas saw as a stand-in for an alien planet is what today's scientists see as an analog location for studying Mars.
A particularly intense dust storm descended upon Death Valley National Park Monday afternoon.
If you still haven't been to Yosemite National Park, might this be your tipping point?
The U.S. Department of Interior has announced a number of days in 2012 when entrance fees to national parks and other public lands will be waived
After emergency work to repair washouts that hit during September's violent storms, Joshua Tree National Park reopened about a third of Pinto Basin Road Friday. Campsites also reopened.
There are now two more parcels to acquire.
The so-called Motor Fire, named after a RV that caught fire last week, caused the closure of Highway 140, which opened at 6:00 a.m.
Officials at Yosemite National Park this afternoon emphasized that it remains open while a wildfire burns outside its borders to the west in Mariposa County.
It's nearly a century since the wonderland of the Devil's Garden, a fantastic jumble of cacti and ocotillo just east of San Gorgonio Pass, was utterly obliterated by collectors looking to populate fashionable Los Angeles desert gardens.
If there's been a theme in the Sierra Mountains this year, it's been delays.
Tuesday, June 21st is the first official day of summer, and with that comes a long day (hopefully) sunny day of fun opportunities.
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If you have a permit to climb atop the famous Half Dome in Yosemite National Park this summer, there's finally some good news.
There are three seasons on Anacapa Island, and the one currently in play is something those with ornithophobia should dread. For the rest of us, though, to walk its trails is like being transported into a scene from inside the pages of National Geographic.
Happy World Oceans Day! Unofficially celebrated every year on June 8th, the day is geared toward raising awareness about the ocean and what it provides for the world.
National Park Service officials hope their new eco-friendly floating building becomes the first in the world to earn LEED certification.
Nearly all roads and parking areas within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will be receiving surface seal treatment this summer and fall, officials warned last week. That said, visitors should expect "intermittent delays of up to 15 minutes...
This year's incredible snowfall in Northern California means skiing at Mammoth Mountain will last through the Fourth of July, but it might hamper plans of those with permits to climb Half Dome this upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
If you're in the San Diego area, there's still time to see wildflowers at the city's only National Park Service unit.
Friday marks the first trip of the year to one of the so-called outer islands at Channel Islands National Park. Those three land masses--Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara--are far enough from the mainland that during winter, seas get a bit too rough for safe passage.
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