Want to hike to the top of the Half Dome in Yosemite? It might be tougher to get a permit this summer than last. The National Park is considering creating a new lottery system that will weed out scalpers and lower the number of permits that it gives out. more ›

The body of 21-year-old Ramina Badal was discovered by a park ranger on Saturday afternoon in the Merced River. Yosemite National Park confirmed today that the body was that of the third hiker who died at the park in July. more ›

Rangers at Yosemite National Park have recovered the body of Hormiz David, a 22-year-old from Modesto, who died after being swept over a 317 foot waterfall with two other hikers on July 19, according to a National Park Service news release. more ›

A Los Angeles Times opinion piece published today puts for the query: "Should visitors have to sign a liability waiver before entering [Yosemite National Park]?" The question comes just a few days after three hikers fell to their deaths after stepping past a barrier at a waterfall in the park. more ›

Three hikers are presumed dead after falling over the edge of a waterfall at Yosemite National Park on Tuesday. The incident took place Vernal Falls on the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park. more ›

Gregory Meyer and Richard Fox were on a four-day backpacking trip with three others when unseasonably high waters swept them into Falls Creek near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The group had successfully traversed the Wapama Falls bridge on the inbound hike but runoff from a storm that hit the mountains Tuesday led to the swollen waterfall which swept the men to their deaths early Wednesday. more ›

The largest travel show in the West has brought exotic lands to our backyard, and this morning LAist got in on the action (though we must admit we only looked at the scuba tank) during Day 1 of the Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show featuring a full slate of adventures throughout California and around the globe. more ›

Horizon Air will be offering daily flights from April 12th through September between Los Angeles International (LAX) and the Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), according to KPCC. more ›

For those planning a trip to Yosemite National Park this weekend, about a five-hour drive from L.A., they don't have to worry about the Meadow Fire ruining too many of their plans, officials say. The park will remain open, save for some off-limit areas and roads due to the 7,240-acre blaze. more ›

As the Station Fire consumes most resources and attention, here's a look at the three other major fires burning in the greater Los Angeles region. Morris Fire It began early Monday evening last week in the Angeles National Forest north of Asuza and Glendora, but has stayed out of harms way for the most part, save for a mandatory evacuation at Camp Williams. As of tonight, the conflagration is 95 percent contained after burning through 2,260 acres. Full containment is expected tomorrow by 6 p.m. more ›

Further up north, two fires are affecting some of the most beautiful parts of California. The Meadow Fire has been burning in Yosemite National Park since Wednesday and the Gloria Fire, burning since Thursday near Soledad, is threatening parts of Pinnacles National Monument. more ›

That's just not cool. Congress may have just passed a law allowing guns into national parks that takes effect in February, but hunting animals before and after the law is not legal and is just plain bastardly. Over the past several years, multiple trophy-sized deer have been poached within Yosemite National Park boundaries. As authorities began to investigate, officials "uncovered a complex, concerted effort by these individuals to illegally hunt within the park and kill trophy size bucks," according to a statement from the park. more ›

After eight and a half years of nine-to-five work and three Spiderman franchises, Ian Shive had enough. Like most us, we all wish we could just grab a camera and travel to earn a living. But like most of us, we don't. Shive is the exception. more ›