A year after the pandemic started, Yosemite National Park guests must now wear masks
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A sign explaining social distancing at Yosemite Falls on June 11, 2020 in Yosemite National Park, California.Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
For the last seven months, Yosemite National Park has encouraged, but not required, that visitors wear masks. Even when they were indoors. Even when hundreds attended a Thanksgiving dinner at the Ahwahnee hotel.
That is now a thing of the past. As one of his first actions on Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a federal mandate requiring face coverings inside federal buildings and on land controlled by the federal government.
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Yosemite s Ahwahnee hosted massive Thanksgiving feast. Unmasked guests had workers appalled.
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Yosemite s Ahwahnee Hotel, where employees are required to wear masks but guests are not.Albert Grose/Getty Images/500px
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California officials were urging Americans not to travel and to keep celebrations small over Thanksgiving, plans for a colossal feast were under way in Yosemite National Park.
“Prepare to be delighted with a Thanksgiving feast set in the historic Ahwahnee dining room,” reads an ad for the event on the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau website. “Located in Yosemite Valley, the high ceiling and chandeliers create the perfect backdrop for a special occasion.”