Audit Finds Interior Department Falling Short on Safety Measures (Washington Post)
A new report warns that traveling through Yosemite National Park’s 74-year-old tunnel to see the views of its iconic granite peaks might literally take your breath away.

How humans, vanishing cougars changed Yosemite (San Francisco Chronicle)
Agile, fast and fierce, cougars once hunted their prey throughout Yosemite National Park, but as human invasions and hunting began about 80 years ago, the predators steadily disappeared, and the entire ecology of the fabled valley was disrupted, researchers…

Yosemite Grad Called Up To Grizzlies (KFSN-TV Fresno)
Dayton Buller called Wednesday the longest and best day of his life.

Woman injured falling 50 feet in Yosemite park (Merced Sun-Star)
A woman was badly injured when she fell more than 50 feet from an embankment Sunday in Yosemite National Park, a park official reported.

Yosemite relocates El Portal Market to new building (Merced Sun-Star)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Yosemite National Park’s management team decided Thursday to relocate El Portal Market to the Special Park Uses building.

HOT TOPICS (The Hanford Sentinel)
HANFORD — Alicia Hayes and Andrea Staler three won events apiece as the Hanford West High girls captured first place in the West Yosemite League frosh/soph track and field championships.

HOT TOPICS (The Hanford Sentinel)
HANFORD — The Hanford High baseball team continued its West Yosemite League surge Tuesday, pounding out 14 hits and three home runs in a 10-0 victory over host Hanford West. A stellar outing from Jeff Bench enabled the Bullpups to improve to 8-1 in league play at 18-5 overall.

Miners improve to 5-0 in WYL tennis (Visalia Times-Delta)
The El Diamante High School boys tennis team shut out Hanford West 9-0 in a West Yosemite League match on Monday.

Oregon boasts a record and bounty of snowpack (The Oregonian)
The cumulative snowfall at Mt. Hood Meadows ski area from Nov. 1 through Monday — 650 inches — is the most ever recorded there.

Ruling puts Yosemite construction in question (Modesto Bee)
FRESNO — An appeals court ruled Thursday that Yosemite National Park can’t continue with more than $100 million in planned construction projects because the development threatens the fragile ecosystem of Yosemite Valley.

Mother Lode Views To Focus On Yosemite Community College District (MyMotherLode.com)
Sonora, CA — This weekend Mother Lode Views will focus on the Yosemite Community College District and its impact on the community. Columbia College and Modesto Junior College comprise the two Y.C.C.D. campuses.

Lake Don Pedro (Merced Sun-Star)
WHERE: Off Highway 132 (Yosemite Boulevard) between La Grange and Coulterville. From Merced take La Grange Road or Merced Falls Road to Highway 132.

In Switzerland, an Alpine Perch (New York Times)
Sandy and Vaughn Hysinger found their Swiss home while on a weekend trip to the Alps.

Yosemite Valley work is halted by court (The Union Democrat)
A Fresno appellate court Thursday again blocked construction projects in Yosemite Valley, affirming an earlier ruling that the National Park Service had failed to adequately assess their impacts on the Merced River.

Ski Season Coming to a Close in Yosemite (KFSN-TV Fresno)
Sunday was the last day Badger Pass opened for business.

Yosemite route fix called too hasty (Merced Sun-Star)
Fearing danger to motorists and damage to a scenic river canyon, some environmentalists say the state is moving too quickly to rebuild the western route into Yosemite National Park.

Chilling fog (The Fresno Bee)
Thick fog Tuesday contributed to a fatal traffic accident and a rash of other collisions, closed down a major highway to the Central Coast and interrupted flight services at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.

Yosemite’s high camp amenities in question (Modesto Bee)
YOSEMITE — It’s almost like a conversation between John Muir and Edward Abbey.

Cause for celebration (Sierra Star)
Marty Cox on the left and his wife Cyd Muramoto on the right flank Mark Grogan at the entrance to the spaghetti fundraiser the Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors hosted Saturday night at the Oakhurst Community Center to help Grogan with living expenses during his treatment for lung cancer.

Falcons Make Historic Visit to Yosemite on Monday (OurSports Central)
Fresno, CA…The Fresno Falcons professional hockey team, proud members of the ECHL, have announced that several members of the team and mascot Freddie Falcon will be traveling to Yosemite National Park on Monday, January 14th to skate at the historic Curry Village Ice Rink in Yosemite Village.

Taste of Merced County and Beyond: An agriculture luncheon (Merced Sun-Star)
The Catholic Professional and Business Club luncheon will begin at noon Thursday at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, 671 East Yosemite Ave.

Knights host free throw contest (Sierra Star)
On Saturday, the Harry Baker Gym at Yosemite High School was the setting for the seventh annual Knights of Columbus (Council No. 13085) Free Throw Championships.

Environmentalists concerned over Yosemite road plan (Arizona Daily Star)
Fearing danger to motorists and damage to a scenic river canyon, some environmentalists say California is moving too quickly to rebuild the western route into Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite, Sequoia and Tahoe Slated for the Next Big Segway Tours by Segway of Oakland (Charleston Daily Mail)
(PRWEB) January 6, 2008 — After launching a popular daily tour of Angel Island State Park, Segway of Oakland entrepreneurs Steve Steinberg and Darren Romar have their sights set on another exciting outdoor-adventure locale: State and National Parks.

Sequoia, Kings Canyon to change with the times (The Fresno Bee)
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK — Laurie LeLouis of Bakersfield remembers camping as a youngster with her family at Sequoia National Park.

Facing the snow (The Fresno Bee)
Storms that swept through the region this weekend began to lose steam Sunday — but they left behind puddles of water, downed trees and prime ski conditions in the mountains.

Yosemite Roads Open And Clear (MyMotherLode.com)
Yosemite National Park, CA — According to Ranger Scott Gediman the majority of the roads are open and clear in Yosemite despite the inclement weather.

Badger Pass ski area closed (The Fresno Bee)
The Badger Pass ski area in Yosemite National Park did not open Friday due to winds associated with a storm front moving across central California.

Less is more for Seahawks: Fewer penalties, fewer scowls (Tacoma News Tribune)
KIRKLAND The television cameras occasionally catch Mike Holmgren in full Yosemite Sam outburst on the sidelines; veins popping, eyes bulging, face aflame, steam shooting from his ears.

Yosemite, Sequoia and Tahoe Slated for the Next Big Segway Tours by Segway of Oakland (PRWeb)
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