The writings of John Muir (1838-1914), American naturalist and explorer, are important for their scientific observations and their contributions to the cause of conservation.John Muir was born in Dunb...
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John Muir is one of the most important figures in the history of the American conservation movement. A self-styled "poetico-trampo-geologist-bot. and ornith-natural, etc!-!-!," he remains a strong inf...
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On a May morning in 1903 two men pose for a photograph at Glacier Point, above Yosemite Valley in the heart of the Sierra Nevada of California. They have slept the night in the open and have woken und...
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A foul-smelling orchid that flourishes only in Yosemite National Park and was first collected in 1923 is a distinct species, scientists announced Monday after re-evaluating the flower.Botanist Alis...
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Hordes of tourists are clogging the cable handrails on the slope leading up Yosemite's iconic Half Dome, delaying climbers and frustrating serious athletes who say the unprepared masses have made t...
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Ambitious plans to remodel lodging, move a road and expand campsites in Yosemite National Park are on hold until officials prepare a better plan to protect the Merced River, which runs through...
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A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it's those Bette Davis eyes.On the 100th anniversary of her birth the great actress will be...
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A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it's those Bette Davis eyes.On the 100th anniversary of her birth the great actress will be...
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Jorge Castaneda knelt on a rocky ledge with a map of the Sierra Nevada spread before him."There aren't street names," the 18-year-old city kid said only half-jokingly just before his first backpack...
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Lonnie Kauk dreams.Not the fantastical daydreams of others, of winning the lottery or wishing he could fly. His are more like visions, images of the past and future that mold him, prepare him for t...
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From Albert Bierstadt's 19th-century landscapes to Ansel Adams' famous photographs, the images of the Sierra's Yosemite Valley tell as much about the culture and history of the expansion of the Ame...
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New orchid smells like 'sweaty feet'
