
Plague Hits California: Third Case in Western U.S.
Human Plague has stricken a California child after a visit to Yosemite National park in July. The child was hospitalized and is recovering.

Human Plague has stricken a California child after a visit to Yosemite National park in July. The child was hospitalized and is recovering.

It’s been a good year for Yosemite National Parks. After the world’s richest tech company decided to name its premier operating system “OS X Yosemite”, it sent a wave of free advertising for the historic mountain range.

Extreme athlete Dean Potter was one of two to die in a failed BASE jump on Sunday in Yosemite National Park, authorities report.

Tommy Caldwell, 36, and Kevin Jorgeson, 30, made the climb to the legendary 3,000 summit in Yosemite National Park, California in 17 days, defying the idea that the feat was impossible as an unaided climb. They only used safety ropes in case they fell.