In 1851, the first white men entered the Yosemite valley searching ... Under Captain Charles Young, the first black man to be put in charge of a national park, soldiers built the first trail ...

Known around the globe for its majestic granite monoliths and overwhelming beauty, Yosemite National Park ... they're black bears with brown fur. The park also has endangered great gray owls ...

Cathedral Rocks covered in snow. Photo: Yosemite National Park Jan. 15, 2023 A white-breasted nuthatch perches on a tree in Tuolumne Meadows. Photo: Yosemite National Park Jan. 18, 2023 ...

Climbers who summit Yosemite’s Half Dome can expect panoramic views of the national park’s luscious valley — but now park rangers say they might also spot traces of black bears, or even the ...