At more than 750,000 acres, Yosemite is the third-largest national park in California, yet many visitors travel to Yosemite Valley, a small but view-packed area. For years, the Valley has been plagued ...

My great grandfather, Wayne Westfall, was one of the first nine rangers for Yosemite National Park! In the photo he is the fourth from the left. My great grandmother, Agnes Westfall, was a paymaster ...

Finally, on October 1st, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed into law a bill creating Yosemite National Park. The cavalry was given the task of protecting the national parks. Under Captain ...

Yosemite National Park, a sprawling 750,000-acre wonderland in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, is one of the United States’ most iconic destinations. With its towering granite cliffs ...