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As of press time, some trails, campsites, and businesses are closed due to COVID-19 precautions. To check for safety protocols and potential closures, check individual websites before you go. It’s no exaggeration to say that some of the most formative outdoor experiences of my adult life happened at Yosemite National Park in California. It’s where I went backpacking for the very first time (and where I learned that you do not, in fact, need to haul along a full-size pillow and roughly ten ...

Missing woman found dead at base of Upper Yosemite Fall [SFGate, San Francisco] Jan. 24—A woman reported missing on Jan. 15 was found dead the next day, Yosemite Park officials announced Friday. It is not clear why she was listed missing for a week when park officials now say she was discovered deceased the day after her disappearance. “Alice” Yu Xie, 41, traveled from Mariposa to Yosemite on a YARTS bus on Jan. 14. Either that day or the next morning, she left for a hike to the top of Yo...

Missing woman found dead at base of Upper Yosemite Fall FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Water flows down at Yosemite Falls, the highest waterfall in North America in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at Yosemite National Park on Mar. 25, 2015. "Alice" Yu Xie was reported missing after a hike to the Upper Yosemite Falls overlook.FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of3 "Alice" Yu Xie was reported missing after a hike to Yosemite Falls last week, authorities said.Courtesy of Yosemite Na...

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