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Yosemite climbing movies reach new heights
Yosemite climbing movies reach new heights
A climber risks his dream to help a friend. Another risks his life for hard-to-fathom reasons. Yosemite big wall climbing comes alive on the big screen like never…
Amazing trail, amazing people
Amazing trail, amazing people
John Muir Trail hikers rave about its extraordinary scenery, but perhaps for once we should rave about its extraordinary hikers. Among this year’s class are U.S. Army Sgt…
Discover delights besides the John Muir Trail
Discover delights besides the John Muir Trail
Hikers turn their minds to backpacking season in summer, and thousands of them covet a journey along the magnificent John Muir Trail, the 210-mile trek from Yosemite to Mount…
Read maps’ fine print to discover diverse history
Read maps’ fine print to discover diverse history
A map of the Sierra Nevada mountains reads like a fascinating history book. If you study one, you’ll read scores of names from European American men of the 19th…
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Discover delights besides the John Muir Trail
Hikers turn their minds to backpacking season in summer, and thousands of them covet a journey along the magnificent John…
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Discover delights besides the John Muir Trail
Hikers turn their minds to backpacking season in summer, and thousands of them covet a journey along the magnificent John Muir Trail, the 210-mile trek from Yosemite to Mount Whitney. Yet this route has become so popular that rangers…
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Amazing trail, amazing people
John Muir Trail hikers rave about its extraordinary scenery, but perhaps for once we should rave about its extraordinary hikers…
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Yosemite climbing movies reach new heights
A climber risks his dream to help a friend. Another risks his life for hard-to-fathom reasons. Yosemite big…
