The water was winning. Fed by the heaviest Sierra snowmelt in decades, it gushed down the narrow valley’s walls and rushed across the trail in front of me. The bravest and most foolish hikers plunged ...

To many visitors, Yosemite National Park really means Yosemite Valley, the park's most famous area. But far from Yosemite Valley's glut of RVs and tour buses sits an expanse of preserved wilderness ...

Yosemite is full of natural California beauty, but most visitors only see the big-name features. These lesser-known ...

I’ve always had a soft spot for waterfalls. Who doesn’t? So when I planned a family trip to Yosemite last year, I organized my itinerary around as many of the park’s cascades as possible in late ...

From the O'Shaughnessy Dam, the moment you cast your gaze across the cobalt-blue Hetch Hetchy and the towering canyon rims, domes and waterfalls, you will feel the power of place. On your right, ...

Hetch Hetchy Valley reached a high of 99 degrees when I visited recently. But even on a blistering day, the lesser-known great valley of Yosemite National Park was a beautiful place. Brilliant ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 5-mile trail (round-trip) leads from the Hetch Hetchy Valley's O'Shaughnessy Dam to Wapama Falls in Yosemite National Park. The ...

A 5-mile trail (round-trip) leads from the Hetch Hetchy Valley's O'Shaughnessy Dam to Wapama Falls in Yosemite National Park. The route skirts the edge of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. (Christopher ...