Recent Stories
Golf course provides unique experience
WAWONA, Calif. – As I passed it 45 minutes into my drive from the village in Yosemite Valley, the sign read “Wawona — Elevation: 4000.” Around the next bend, the first tee of Wawona Golf Course came into view. I pulled into the parking lot across the street and walkedRead More…
Museum celebrates Miwok, Paiute cultures
YOSEMITE VALLEY, Calif.— Inside the Yosemite Museum, Phil Johnson quietly sits in front of a re-created Indian home chipping away at what only appears to be a shiny, black stone. It is not any type of stone; it is an obsidian stone and, in one hour, Johnson has turned theRead More…
Park gives visitors best of nature near city
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Everyone’s idea of the perfect getaway is different. Whether it is an urban break where you can enjoy the hustle and bustle of an energetic city or a rural escape where you are at nature’s doorstep, it is very rare to find both in the same place.Read More…
Biscayne offers ultimate way to relax
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — As the winter months are approaching, floods of people are visiting South Florida to enjoy the warm weather, beaches, entertainment and nightlife, but what people may not know is that there is another relaxing destination just south of Miami Beach at Biscayne National Park. If you areRead More…
Boca Chita Key popular with park visitors
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Boca Chita Key is the most popular and accessible island in Biscayne National Park that is closest to Miami. It is located 12 miles south of the Cape Florida Lighthouse and Key Biscayne and consists of 32 acres. Its history is rich and telling of theRead More…
Park works to ‘bear-proof’ Yosemite Valley
YOSEMITE VALLEY, Calif.— At first glance, you notice a few peculiar things about the Valley in Yosemite National Park. The trashcans are made of steel, tents are provided with impenetrable lockers and you cannot step into an area of the park without being greeted by conspicuous bright signs with hugeRead More…
Fort draws visitors to Dry Tortugas park
DRY TORTUGAS, Fla. — The Western Hemisphere’s largest masonry structure can be accessed only by boat. What was once the United States’ southernmost defense outpost is now a deceptively popular snorkeling destination. What was once vehemently defended by dozens of weapons is now the focal point of aRead More…
Taking ferry to Dry Tortugas National Park
KEY WEST, Fla. — Jon Moss and I were exhausted. We had left Miami for Key West at 3 a.m. that day, making the drive down to catch the 8 a.m. ferry for the Dry Tortugas National Park. The ferry, or the “Yankee Freedom II” as it’s called, wasRead More…
Yosemite PR staff helps student reporters
YOSEMITE VALLEY, Calif.— We made it to Yosemite National Park. It took some effort. The trip involves flying for five hours from coast to coast, piling into an SUV, and driving 200+ miles east from San Francisco International Airport to our lodge in the middle of the famous Yosemite Valley.Read More…
Ranger talks to student journalists at UM
Gary Bremen, one of the park rangers working at Biscayne National Park in southeast Miami-Dade County, came to the School of Communication and his alma mater UM to talk to journalism and visual communication students working on the fall 2009 project. It was a fun discussion with some cool storiesRead More…
Square popular with chocolate lovers
SAN FRANCISCO— To any chocolate connoisseur, the name Ghirardelli sends a chill down the spine and a rush of water to the mouth. The company known for its premium chocolate with a 150-year-old recipe has its original manufacturing factory right in the heart of San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Every yearRead More…
Tenement Museum highlights immigrants
NEW YORK — Most New York City residents will say the hardest, most expensive thing about living in Manhattan is finding a place to live. The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in New York’s Lower East Side is about $2,200 a month. Included in the rent are usually aRead More…