Many visitors don’t make it as far as Glacier Point while visiting the legendary Yosemite National Park. Yes, it is a little ...

Often described as Glacier Point without the guardrails, Taft Point affords spectacular views of Yosemite Falls and El Capitan. The 2.2-mile round-trip hike travels through forest and summertime ...

Yosemite is a dancing valley. The incredible landscape — massive cliffs and giant waterfalls — are the product of millions of years of motion as granite mounds pushed to the surface and glaciers and ...

The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which ...

Yosemite National Park is many things, but subtle ain’t one of them. This gem of a park straddling the crest of California’s Sierra Nevada hits you over the head with its scenic grandeur. Yosemite’s ...

A day trip in the 209’s backyard — midweek is always better than the weekend — is a great way to start the spring.

There’s something special about sunset at Yosemite National Park. Whether it’s the day’s final bit of light illuminating the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada, or long shadows cast across the valley ...

Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park offers epic views over Yosemite Valley. The road to Glacier Point is only open during the summer months into fall. This is one of the most iconic views in the ...