The Wawona Tree of Yosemite National Park in Beauties of California (1883). It fell in 1969. (via University of Connecticut Libraries/Wikimedia) A giant fell last weekend: the towering Pioneer Cabin ...

WAWONA — With a growing forest fire and more forecasted thunderstorms, fire officials have ordered the evacuation of this small town just inside the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. Related ...

The most famous and widely known tree in California, U.S. is the Tunnel Tree. It is also called the Fallen Wawona tree, a distinctive Red Indian name. This tree of the giant sequoia species grew in ...

There are few things more breathtaking than that first glimpse of the Yosemite Valley and the sheer majesty of El Capitan. But glorious as that is, it’s a mere subset of the national park’s 1,162 ...

The loss of the historic Pioneer Cabin Tree in California's recent storms was disappointing for many. The tree had been a popular attraction for visitors of the Calaveras Big Trees State Park since ...

The Indians knew it. And so do many travelers who head into the mountains around Yosemite National Park with Half Dome and El Capitan on their minds. Wawona Meadow, a green carpet large enough for ...

As a freckly kid with holes in my jeans, I distinctly remember a camping trip to Yosemite National Park in which my dad drove our 1965 Volkswagen bus through a tunnel cut into the trunk of a giant ...

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Mariposa Grove, one of Yosemite National Park’s centerpiece attractions, will reopen to the public on June 15 after a nearly three-year, $40 million effort to restore the area’s natural tranquility ...

Stay up to date on breaking news with our mobile app from the Apple app store or the Google Play store. WAWONA — With a growing forest fire and more forecasted thunderstorms, fire officials have ...