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A very Yosemite Christmas: 4 must-try winter adventures in the park

LOS ANGELES — Good day, fellow Escapists. As I think back over my travels during 2021, a weekend visit to Yosemite National Park stands out. It was late spring, and I vividly remember looking down at a sea of bright green foliage from the top of Yosemite Falls, mule deer blinking at me through the pines and, of course, the crush of crowds after descending to the valley floor.

One week after my trip, the park began requiring day-use reservations in an effort to cut down congestion.

Seven months later, it’s

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