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Yosemite Cracks Down On Scalpers Selling Half Dome and Camping Permits
FOX40 NewsSoaring skies and cool blue rivers... is there such a thing as too beautiful? But if you want a front row seat to some of Yosemite's views and vistas, you may have to get a permit. And get this: the park has been battling permit scalpers. "We've seen...Tags: Lotteries
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A grizzly attack in Yellowstone
The news that a hiker in Yellowstone was killed by a grizzly bear, the second fatal bear attack there this year, is bound to cause some people to avoid national parks for fear of being eaten alive. But it shouldn't. Given the power and lethality of the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Animal Attacks, Travel
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Start the Presses: Reaching the summit of achievement
Sometimes, just sometimes, you run across people who refuse to let anything stop them. Take, for instance, Paul Fejtek and his wife Denise. The two recently climbed Mt. Everest despite the fact that Paul has full use of only one hand. The 1988 Hoover...Tags: Antarctica, Frostbite, Climbing, Parkinson's Disease, Mountaineering
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A dry season is expected for wildflowers in Southern California
Right about now, tiny goldfields and purple mat should be erupting in carpets of color on the desert floor at Joshua Tree and Death Valley national parks. The gentle hills of the Antelope Valley poppy reserve should be turning bright orange with thousands...Tags: Radio Industry, National Parks, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Wildflowers
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Carolyn Holly Howard, alternative medical practitioner
Carolyn Holly Howard, a practitioner of alternative medical techniques, died Tuesday at her Baltimore home after an eight-year battle with ovarian cancer.
The resident of the Woodlands at Coldspring Newtown was 61.
Ms. Howard was born in Dallas, Texas,...Tags: Biotechnology, Diseases and Illnesses, Hysterectomy, Human Interest, Health
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'I don't want a boring funeral'
A funeral may be an unlikely place to find inspiration. But for Anne McCasland, it was an event that became her starting point in a quest to gather unique experiences that, one day, her grandchildren can tell as stories at her own memorial service. "I...
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City Lights: 'Hey, Martha' stories still worth telling
A former editor of mine sometimes referred to what he called a "Hey, Martha" story. That was his term for a story with an offbeat or amusing twist. In other words, if an old couple were rocking on their front porch while the husband read the paper, he...
Tags: Brian Jones, Woody Allen, Muscular Dystrophy, The Rolling Stones (music group), Stan Laurel
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Dean Ohanian
1957-2011 Dean Ohanian was born and raised in Burbank, attended Edison ES, Luther Burbank JHS and graduated John Burroughs HS in 1975. Dean was an outstanding swimmer; he won many ribbons and trophies in competitions for the Burbank YMCA and Burroughs...Tags: John Muir, John Burroughs
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California national parks
A list, from Alcatraz Island to Yosemite National Park, with programs, fees and directions.
Find out about historic and scenic sites as well as programs, fees and directions to California's national parks, monuments and recreation areas:
Alcatraz...Tags: State Parks, Human Interest, National Parks, Mojave National Preserve, Politics
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Rockslide Closes North Route to Yosemite
FOX40 NewsGetting to Yosemite National Park this week could be difficult as a rockslide and snow close off the north route. A large rockslide closed a portion of Big Oak Flat Road Sunday night near the entrance to the park. Big Oak Flat Road is Highway 120 after...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Travel, Sam Cohen
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Yosemite: Ansel Adams Gallery classes put photography in focus
!["Great shot," my friend said. "Yeah, my Canon G10 is really smart." After two years of mumbling, "Shutter speed, ISO — I don't know," as I put my camera in auto (or "idiot-proof") mode, it seemed time for me to know as much about photography as my camera knew.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67210813-06163629.jpg ""Great shot,\" my friend said. \"Yeah, my Canon G10 is really smart.\" After two years of mumbling, \"Shutter speed, ISO — I don't know,\" as I put my camera in auto (or \"idiot-proof\") mode, it seemed time for me to know as much about photography as my camera knew.")
"Great shot," my friend said. "Yeah, my Canon G10 is really smart." After two years of mumbling, "Shutter speed, ISO — I don't know," as I put my camera in auto (or "idiot-proof") mode, it seemed time for me to know as much about photography as my...Tags: Standards, Photography Supplies and Services, Music, Trips and Vacations, National Parks
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