Yosemite National Park is known worldwide for its incredible granite cliffs, breathtaking vistas, and some of the most impressive waterfalls in North America. In such a natural wonderland, it is ...

Named "leaping waters" by the Paiute and pronounced "Chil-noo-al-na," Chilnualna Falls is a series of five large cascades over granite formations above the Wawona Basin. On the southern edge of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A popular Yosemite National Park trail was closed this week due to a rockfall. Travel on the trail between Happy Isles and the Vernal Fall Footbridge is prohibited “until further notice,” park ...