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America’s national parks are at a crossroads. Our national parks are aging, underfunded, and increasingly at risk. Love alone won’t save them.

A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees. Rating: In February 2025, U.S. President Donald ...

One of the world's largest granite monoliths, El Capitan, along with Half Dome are also located here. U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park ...

Yosemite National Park staff hung an upside-down U.S. flag on El Capitan summit to protest staff firings at the park by the Trump administration. Advertisement About Our Ads ...

Overlooking Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, Calif. (Adobe Stock Photo) El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (Adobe Stock Photo) Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park. (Adobe Stock ...

Farrington noted that another rock slide closed Highway 120 into Yosemite National Park last year. In fact, many of Yosemite’s spectacular rock features, including Yosemite Valley itself, were carved ...