Monday, January 30, 2012

Yosemite planning to limit access to Half Dome

In this 2006 photo provided by the National Park Service, tourists climb Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, Calif. A climb up Half Dome was once only for the most seasoned outdoors people, but in recent years tourists and weekend warriors have been scaling the steep granite slope with the aid of steel cables. When daily traffic on the route reached 1,200 in 2009 and hikers routinely backed up like cars at rush hour, park officials realized something had to be done. (AP photo/National Park Service)There was a time not long ago when a climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome was a solitary trek attempted by only the most daring adventurers.


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