The glaciers have been receding during most of the last 150 years they have been studied since the days of John Muir’s ...

His backcountry lodge sits in the Sierra Nevada about halfway between Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks and is a frequent stop for hikers on the John Muir and Pacific Crest trails.

President Theodore Roosevelt and conservationist John Muir (to the President’s left) in Yosemite Valley, California, 1903. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) As they are today, full parking lots ...

Many of the features you see in the national parks today look the same as when your ancestors visited, even if the way we ...

For views of towering granite mountains that rival those of Yosemite, check out a lesser-known valley in California offering untamed natural landscapes.

DEMONSTRATORS WERE AT THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDIO AND MUIR ... YOSEMITE EMPLOYEES WHO LOST THEIR JOBS. ONE PERSON IN ATTENDANCE TODAY SENT US THESE PHOTOS.

Members of the public are invited to a dramatic portrayal in the first-person of the legendary environmentalist, John Muir, on Tuesday, October 15 at 7 p.m. at the Rough and Ready Grange located at ...

After I backpacked the JMT in 2011, as part of my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike, the pictures ... at Yosemite to choose from. Happy Isles Trailhead: This is the official start of the John Muir ...

Known around the globe for its majestic granite monoliths and overwhelming beauty, Yosemite National Park ... But you can come back down the John Muir Trail. Even though it does add an extra ...