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A long-awaited fix is finally taking shape for one of the most hazardous and landslide-prone stretches of California's ...
It was once the main entrance to Yosemite. Here's how you can get to see the iconic Tuolumne Grove Tunnel Tree.
The 1897 schooner Wawona is towed from its South Lake Union berth on its last vovage, a quarter-mile to Lake Union Drydock, where it will be dismantled. Paul Joseph Brown/Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The longest road tunnel in California is the Wawona Tunnel on Highway 41 in Yosemite National Park, which traverses 4,233 feet. But water agencies regularly tunnel also.
The Wawona is the latest hotel inside of Yosemite National Park to get a makeover. In 2022, the park was awarded a $31 million construction contract which provided upgrades and maintenance for the ...
Firefighters keep an eye on spot fires along the Wawona-Mariposa Grove Trail, an area burned by the Washburn Fire near Wawona in Yosemite National Park Monday, July 11, 2022. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ...
While not the option many long-time Wawona supporters want, the proposal is intended as a compromise given a city ultimatum to move -- or demolish -- the deteriorating vessel by Sept. 30.