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Barker Dam, built in 1900 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has seen an explosion of graffiti since around October.
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A Christmas day incident has led to the closure of Jackson Lake for the first three months of 2013.
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With five and a half feet in Tuolumne Meadows, they're closed until spring.
National Park:
Visitor access to the popular Keys View Road was restored this morning when the road reopened.
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After hurricane-force winds knocked tens of thousands of trees to the ground last November, Devils Postpile is back in business this summer season.
State Park:
Only one state park did not get a reprieve, and it's been closed for awhile now.
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The late-season opening is due to a massive windstorm that struck the state last November.
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The wildfire, which was lit within an estimated 40 feet of the 1992-named George Bush tree, a giant sequoia in the Freeman Creek Grove, began June 1 and is suspected to be human caused.
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Popular visitor lodging areas in Yosemite Valley will be closed permanently due to risk of rock falls after a study was conducted.
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The desert's getting hotter, and demand for campsites in Joshua Tree slackens when it gets hot.
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Tioga Pass Road will open on May 7, Yosemite National Park officials announced today. That's quite a difference compared to last year when it opened mid-June due to a heavy snow season.
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Damage from a summer storm left the campground badly damaged, but all that rain has beget an early bloom of wildflowers.
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With winter storms heading toward Yosemite National Park, its epic back entrance, the Tioga Pass, will close Tuesday evening.
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Wind damage and high fire danger prompted its closure on Thursday.
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Trails and a popular remote waterfall closed since the summer will remain so until next spring.
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As of November 1, visitors can travel the spectacular Pinto Basin Road for the first time since violent storms cut off access September 13.
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There's a half mile or so to go and then it will be finished: 5.5 miles in the Eastern Sierra-Nevada Mountains for walkers, runners and cyclists.
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One of California's smallest, yet beautiful national park units has closed its doors for the season.
Transportation:
Several coast redwoods fell this morning, blocking a popular scenic drive in Redwood National and State Parks. No one was reported hurt, and it could take at least a week to clear the old growth trees--one which is over...
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Skiing does not officially begin at Mammoth Mountain or Lake Tahoe until November, but the first snow of the season has arrived, and more is coming.
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