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Day Around the Bay: SF’s Archbishop Riordan High School Goes Online Amid Tuberculosis Cases

Day Around the Bay: SF’s Archbishop Riordan High School Goes Online Amid Tuberculosis Cases

Students and workers across the Bay Area took part in a nationwide walkout Friday; Yosemite eliminated the reservation system for Firefall and will instead be limiting car and foot traffic; and classes will be held remotely at SF’s Archbishop Riordan High School to cut the spread of TB.

Mammoth Ski Patroller Dies Following Friday Avalanche, Second Sierra Avalanche Buries Snowmobiler

Mammoth Ski Patroller Dies Following Friday Avalanche, Second Sierra Avalanche Buries Snowmobiler

A snowmobiler riding with a group near Yosemite Sunday was airlifted to a trauma center after the group set off an avalanche, and one of the ski patrollers who was injured while performing avalanche mitigation work at Mammoth Mountain Friday has died.

Father of Four Keeps Taking His Young Sons Up Yosemite’s El Capitan at Age Eight; Many Say It’s for Fame

Father of Four Keeps Taking His Young Sons Up Yosemite’s El Capitan at Age Eight; Many Say It’s for Fame

An outdoor enthusiast from Colorado recently reached the top of Yosemite’s El Capitan with his eight-year-old son, and he did the same with his oldest son two years earlier. This time, he brought a documentary film crew, and some worry he’s endangering his kids’ lives for recognition.

Watch: NorCal DJ Spins a Set at the Top of Yosemite's Half Dome, Lugs Gear All the Way Up There With Him

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Watch: NorCal DJ Spins a Set at the Top of Yosemite's Half Dome, Lugs Gear All the Way Up There With Him

A very California adventure for a Bay Area DJ known as Habitaat, who dragged his musical gear all the way up to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite, and performed a live set to an audience of no one in particular.

Day Around the Bay: Rockslide Shuts Down the Road to Yosemite

Day Around the Bay: Rockslide Shuts Down the Road to Yosemite

An Inner Richmond shop may have been unwittingly drawn into an illegal drug operation; Google just made its biggest-ever acquisition of a startup; and State Route 140 into Yosemite National Park is closed because of a rockslide.

Sunday Links: Yosemite Workers Hang 'Distress Flag' From El Capitan

Sunday Links: Yosemite Workers Hang 'Distress Flag' From El Capitan

Yosemite workers hang "distress flag" from El Capitan in view of Firefall spectators; SFUSD is discussing 559 preliminary layoffs on Tuesday; and protestors were outside Tesla again.

Day Around the Bay: The Yosemite ‘Firefall’ Is Back in Action, and Now It Has a Webcam

Day Around the Bay: The Yosemite ‘Firefall’ Is Back in Action, and Now It Has a Webcam

Two Bay Area tech companies have been sued for facilitating child sexual abuse; Mitch McConnell is at long last retiring; and it’s firefall time at the famed waterfall in Yosemite, and that waterfall now has a livecam.

New Resort Tours Enable Big Spenders To Bypass Yosemite's 'Firefall' Reservation Limits In Spite Of Environmental Impact

New Resort Tours Enable Big Spenders To Bypass Yosemite's 'Firefall' Reservation Limits In Spite Of Environmental Impact

Despite the National Park Service’s efforts to mitigate environmental damage to Yosemite by limiting the number of spectators at the park’s "Firefall" site, visitors can now circumvent the rules by purchasing a $110 shuttle tour from nearby resorts.

SF’s Camp Mather Celebrates 100 Years (Though at a Party 180 Miles Away From Camp Mather)

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SF’s Camp Mather Celebrates 100 Years (Though at a Party 180 Miles Away From Camp Mather)

The spirit of rural Tuolumne County came to the Bayview District Sunday, as the SF Rec and Parks Department celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the founding of San Francisco's furthest-flung park, the popular Mather Family Camp.

How to See the Famous 'Firefall' at Yosemite This Month

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How to See the Famous 'Firefall' at Yosemite This Month

'Tis the season once again for seeing the Instagram-famous "firefall" at Yosemite National Park, otherwise known as Horsetail Fall when the setting sun strikes it just right for a couple of weeks in February.

Hikers Struck By Lightning on Yosemite’s Half Dome, But Live to Tell Harrowing Tale

Hikers Struck By Lightning on Yosemite’s Half Dome, But Live to Tell Harrowing Tale

Two hikers were struck by lightning Thursday at the nearly 9,000-foot summit of Half Dome, and were confronted with the task of making it down after bouts with singed hair, charred clothing, and memory loss.

25-Year-Old and 24-Year-Old From Bay Area Meet With Misadventures at Waterfalls Over Holiday Weekend

25-Year-Old and 24-Year-Old From Bay Area Meet With Misadventures at Waterfalls Over Holiday Weekend

A 25-year-old woman from San Francisco was killed Tuesday falling down a waterfall in South Lake Tahoe, and a 24-year-old man from Petaluma is missing and still not found after meeting with a similar misadventure Sunday in Yosemite.

Day Around the Bay: Flood Warnings Set To Disrupt Memorial Day Weekend in Yosemite

Day Around the Bay: Flood Warnings Set To Disrupt Memorial Day Weekend in Yosemite

An L.A. reality TV type is on trial for swindling an elderly woman out of her Redwood City home, Uber placed an executive on leave for hosting a “Don’t Call Me Karen” event, and Yosemite campers may be flooded out this coming three-day weekend.

Yosemite Closed Due to Serious Snow and Storm Conditions Through Wednesday

Yosemite Closed Due to Serious Snow and Storm Conditions Through Wednesday

The storm behind this week’s snow in the Bay Area is moving east into the mountains and causing whiteout snow conditions across Yosemite National Park.

For This Year's February Firefall Phenom In Yosemite, You'll Need Reservations

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For This Year's February Firefall Phenom In Yosemite, You'll Need Reservations

The ever-growing popularity of the brief winter window for Yosemite's "firefall" phenomenon means that in 2023, reservations will be required.

Growing Washburn Fire More Than Doubles in Size, Threat to Nearby Giant Sequoias Increases

Growing Washburn Fire More Than Doubles in Size, Threat to Nearby Giant Sequoias Increases

The Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park measures over 1,800 acres as of Sunday afternoon — more than doubling in size from the day prior — and remains completely uncontained, extending ever so slightly now closer to Mariposa Grove... where some 500 mature giant sequoias are rooted.

Lone Gray Wolf Spotted Near Yosemite for First Time in 100 Years

Lone Gray Wolf Spotted Near Yosemite for First Time in 100 Years

For the first time in a century, a gray wolf — a species once listed as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act — has been documented traveling near Yosemite National Park, the farthest south a wolf has been tracked in California since the early 1920s.

'Firefall' Phenomenon Expected to Return Friday in Yosemite, Last About 12 Days

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'Firefall' Phenomenon Expected to Return Friday in Yosemite, Last About 12 Days

The annual, highly Instagrammable phenomenon known as the "firefall" that occurs at sunset in late February at Horsetail Fall is expected to begin again on February 12.

Yosemite Could Reopen Tomorrow; Mariposa Grove Still Closed After Sustaining Wind Damage

Yosemite Could Reopen Tomorrow; Mariposa Grove Still Closed After Sustaining Wind Damage

Yosemite National Park closed almost two weeks ago after the 748,000-acre green space was damaged by strong storms. Though the park might reopen as soon as Monday, its famous thicket of redwoods at Mariposa Grove will remain off-limits to visitors for some time.

Muir Woods Might Want To Look For a New Name As The Sierra Club Reckons With Its Founder's Racism

Muir Woods Might Want To Look For a New Name As The Sierra Club Reckons With Its Founder's Racism

The sheer number of things named after famed environmentalist John Muir in California makes for widespread implications if and when it comes time to remove his name from places of honor.

Nonprofit Wants More Public Access To Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, But SF Isn’t Having It

Nonprofit Wants More Public Access To Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, But SF Isn’t Having It

San Francisco’s main water supply, the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, is more than just a utilitarian natural space — complete with stone monoliths, tall waterfalls, and other Instagram-worthy tropes. So it makes sense why some are pushing for expanded access to the area; SF, though, isn’t budging.

Veteran Climber Survives Fall From Yosemite's El Capitan With Help From 'Free Solo' Star

Veteran Climber Survives Fall From Yosemite's El Capitan With Help From 'Free Solo' Star

33-year-old climber Emily Harrington came away with mostly bruises and abrasions Sunday after an apparently dramatic fall while trying to scale El Capitan at Yosemite National Park.

Trump's Interior Secretary Proposes Substantial Entry Fee Price Hike For Yosemite, Yellowstone, And More

Trump's Interior Secretary Proposes Substantial Entry Fee Price Hike For Yosemite, Yellowstone, And More

It may soon cost you a heck of a lot more to enjoy the country's natural splendor, as the current Secretary of the Interior is considering a price hike (sorry) for

[Update] Yet Another 'Loud, Thunderous' Rockfall At Yosemite Follows Yesterday's Massive Granite Rockslide

[Update] Yet Another 'Loud, Thunderous' Rockfall At Yosemite Follows Yesterday's Massive Granite Rockslide

Tragedy struck in Yosemite yesterday as a massive rock tumbled down over a popular climbing route on El Capitan and claimed the life of one climber and injured another. According to a report

Yosemite Wildfire Scorches Giant Sequoia Grove; 'Giggling Teens' Suspected Of Sparking Major Oregon Fire

Yosemite Wildfire Scorches Giant Sequoia Grove; 'Giggling Teens' Suspected Of Sparking Major Oregon Fire

OES 6840 at the Railroad fire#railroadfire #CBDfirefighters #cafires pic.twitter.com/dF8gfYu1TB — Carlsbadfirefighters (@CBDfirefighters) September 4, 2017 Dozens and dozens of wildfires are currently burning across California, Oregon, and other western states,