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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 pounds of Swedish Fish in order to survive). It’s also where I completed my first multi-pitch climb, saw my first bear, and dug my first cathole (necessary after viewing my first bear). I even completed my first long-distance hike, a two-month stint on the Pacific Crest Trail, which meandered through the park’s Tuolumne Meadows, where Alex Honnold offered me a wave from one of his famous paws
Major Yosemite entrance has reopened, but an online reservation needed
By Carmen George
The Fresno Bee/TNS
A major Yosemite National Park entrance that s been closed for a few weeks reopened Thursday, but visitors still need an online reservation to get into the popular park at least through February.
The park s south entrance via Highway 41 was closed for more than three weeks due to major wind damage.
Glacier Point Road to Badger Pass Ski Area reopened earlier this week. The ski resort is not operating, but there are cross-country ski paths there for those with their own gear.
The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias remains closed until further notice. At least 15 giant sequoias were reported to have fallen in the grove during the large Mono wind event last month.
Imagine seeing the vast expanses of Glacier National Park or the Grand Canyon from a different vantage point than everyone else. Instead of hiking the most popular trail, you’re traversing the park by dogsled or pedaling a fat-tire bike across the snow. Instead of driving the same scenic route as other cars, you’re floating or flying above it all in a hot-air balloon or helicopter. Here’s how to make that happen.
Travel by Train
Photo: Courtesy Rocky Mountaineer)
Skip driving and hop aboard a train. This year the company Rocky Mountaineer will introduce a new route on a glass-domed train between Denver and Moab, Utah. The two-night journey will begin near Rocky Montain National Park and overnight at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, before arriving near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks (from $1,250). To see Glacier National Park, book a four-day getaway package (from $1,059) with Amtrak Vacations. You’ll disembark at Montana’s East Glacier Park station, the
Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom says Secretary Health and Human Services Agency Dr. Mark Ghaly will review information gathered today and an announcement will be made tomorrow based on four-week data projections.
Based on preliminary four-week projections, the Greater Sacramento area may have the stay-at-home order lifted on January 1 and the Bay Area could be lifted on January 8. Newsom noted it is likely that the Regional Stay at Home Order will be extended for the other regions in California.
The current stay-at-home restrictions, in place for the past three weeks, require each of the five regions to have ICU capacity projections to be above or equal to 15%. The Stay at Home order impacts operations for businesses such as restaurants, fitness centers, wineries and beauty salons, along with churches and worship centers. Tuolumne, Calaveras, and Mariposa Counties, as part of the San Joaquin Valley Region, remain at 0% ICU availability. Northern California’s ICU capacity