Deadly hikes Yosemite, Appalachian Trail

They called Half Dome "just like the gym." They all died.

(The Last Hike) Aug. 15, 2026: Welcome to the channel. Today we'll watch the story of influencers going up and over Half Dome, after they called the hike "just like the gym." Then they died. Enjoy and don’t forget not to remember to subscribe for more videos completely not unlike this.

Half Dome, Eastern Yosemite Valley (Zuschnitt)

Half Dome is a quartz batholith at the eastern end of the valley in Yosemite National Park. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. It stands at over 8,800 feet above sea level and is composed of quartz monzonite, an igneous rock that solidified several thousand feet within the Earth. At its core are the remains of a magma chamber that cooled slowly and crystallized beneath the Earth's surface. The solidified magma chamber was then exposed and cut in half by erosion, therefore leading to its geographic name [3]. More

Karens hiking themselves to death

(The Last Hike) July 27, 2026: Worst Karen hiking deaths ever recorded.

DANGER: Vanishing on Appalachian Trail

What is the "Appalachian Trail" running across various East Coast states?

(Wild Stories With Joshua) Three college girls vanish on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia

• Hiker influencer entered Appalachian Trail, vanishes
• VIDEO: Appalachian encounters no one can explain

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  Wendigo (Gian Carlos Garsia)

  Wendigo: an ancient monster on the trail, a mythological cryptid shapeshifter or malevolent spirit originating in Native Algonquian folklore. It is sometimes depicted with human-like characteristics and may possess human beings, causing victims to feel insatiable hunger, crave human flesh, and murder.
• Stereotypes of Indigenous peoples of Canada and the US
• The Appalachian Trail by state
• Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

General Sherman world's largest tree

• VIDEO: Ancient manuscript unlocks lost sermons from one of Christianity's founding thinkers

Whose trees, waters, lands, air are these anyway? They're free, but we are born owing them

• Methuselah a gnarled bristlecone pine from California between the Sierra Madre mountain range and Death Valley desert wasteland
• But a tree named Alerce Milenario (Gran Abuelo, "Great Grandfather") was recently discovered in Chile, South America, that may be centuries older, according to tree experts attempting to date it
• Coastal redwood Hyperion of California (over 370 feet) is the tallest tree in the world, discovered in 2006, next to other very tall trees.
• The largest (not tallest, not widest, but overall biggest, assuming someone has compared it to those massive Tree of Life trees in Africa, the baobab) is General Sherman, who lives in California's Sequoia National Park
• Today is National Park Service Founders Day — August 25, 2026 | National Today (as well as the Prophet Mohammed's birthday, PBUH, National Banana Split Day, and more.
• What is the U.S. National Park Service?

National Park Service Founders Day

 

Thank you for working in this peaceful paradise.

Today, August 25, the focus shifts from commercial deals to celebrating and supporting America’s natural wonders. Many parks, like Yellowstone, Yosemit, and Grand Canyon, often offer free admission on this special day [though everyone can get into national parks around the country free for the rest of the year due to a special dispensation that is not widely advertised if one were to look it up], encouraging visitors to experience their beauty firsthand. Organizations like the National Park Foundation and Friends of the National Parks groups host fundraising drives and volunteer events, often partnering with brands like REI and Patagonia for donation matching. Local businesses near park entrances may offer special discounts to park rangers and staff as a token of appreciation. More

Happy birthday! Yosemite is 135 today

Yogi Bear welcomes kids to park

Yosemite is a U.S. national park in Northern California established on Oct. 1, 1890 (135 years ago), receiving 3,897,070 visitors (2023) [4] and 4,000,000+ in 2024.

It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 1,187 square miles (3,070 kms) in four counties – centered in…

The word "Yosemite" (derived from the Miwok natives' Yohhe'meti, "They are killers") historically referred to the name that the Miwok American Indians gave to the Ahwahneechee, the resident indigenous… More

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Hiking: annual trip to Yosemite Nat'l Park

Let's begin with a solo exploration of the back country then get down to the valley proper, where the whole family enjoys glamping, getting up early, and glorious hiking up Half Dome.

Yosemite September 2025 Family Trip

The views from Glacier Point, Yosemite

(Take It Outside) Sept. 11, 2025: 🌲✨ Join our family as we explore Yosemite National Park in this month! We start the trip in Yosemite Valley, taking in breathtaking views of El Capitan ("The Captain") and Half Dome from below. Then we drive up to incredible Glacier Point, where the panoramic views of the valley and high country leave us speechless. The highlight of the trip? Tackling the Half Dome hike—an unforgettable challenge climbing up the cables and soaking in the views from the summit, then making the long trek back down.

🏞️⛰️ 📍 HIGHLIGHTS

• Yosemite Valley views
• Drive up to Glacier Point
• Full Half Dome hike (up and down the cables)

Whether planning a Yosemite adventure or just love national parks, this video captures the beauty, challenge, and magic of one of America’s most iconic places. 👍 Remember to like, comment, and subscribe for more outdoor adventures. #Yosemite #Hiking #HalfDome #NationalParks

• Take the Fossils to Falls Road Trip
• Scott Fitzgerald, 2024; Dirt in My Shoes, 2024; Take It Outside, Sept. 11, 2025; CALIFORNIA CAMPING CREW (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Wolves are a keystone species to save

Justine Block | Facebook: Wolves need to be relisted on the endangered species list.

It's counterintuitive, but it'll work.

If I had to give one good reason to relist wolves on the endangered species list, it would be because they are a keystone species. Full stop. Their reintroduction will save the forest. The Native Americans knew it, and we forgot it and nearly lost all the wooded land. Now it's time to bring them back by protecting them as a vital part of nature. Join me in the campaign to save all animals but particularly the species central to the health of our woodlands.

Forget wolves. We're charismatic megafauna apex predators

• Wolves are a critical Keystone Species in a healthy ecosystem | Wolf Conservation Center

Wolves: A Critical Keystone Species

Nature knows best. Bring back the animals.

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. It includes all of the living things interacting with each other and non-living environments (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere) in a given area. In an ecosystem, all species rely on each other, and each organism has its’ own niche or role to play. A keystone species is a plant or animal that plays a disproportionately large role in the ecosystem – impacting both the prevalence and population levels of other species within their community. More

How wolves, apex predators, change and can save rivers

The only good wolf is a wolf that doesn't mess with my livestock

• Wolves, A Keystone Species - Living with Wolves
• The Importance of Wolves | California Wolf Center
• The surprising role of gray wolves in ecosystem dynamics | ASU News
• Wolves: A Violent Past and a Promising Future for a Vital Keystone Species
• Celebrating National Wolf Awareness Week: Honoring these essential keystone species | Born Free USA

9 US National Parks to visit in spring

Yoga (tree pose) above Yosemite, looking down at Half Dome rising out of Yosemite Valley

I want to do something different this year, something dog-friendly, maybe paddleboarding.

9 U.S. National Parks that offer unforgettable April adventures

Twenty-nine unusual activities to try in America’s natural parks like tree climbing

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Map of Yosemite National Park, California

There’s something magical about April: It’s not too hot, not too cold, and everything feels like it’s waking up from a long sleep (including megafauna after a long winter of indoor hibernation).

It’s the absolute sweet spot for getting outside and soaking in some stunning landscapes without freezing toes off or melting into a puddle of sweat.

Where better to do that than in some of the most awe-inspiring national parks the US has to offer?

From vibrant blooms to wild adventures, this is the season when these national treasures really show off their best sides. Let’s skip the tourist brochure chatter and get right into the good stuff. More

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• OOPS, wait, before you go: The decline of our national parks: Crisis from Trump-era cuts and what it means for 2025 travelers
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• Discover Parks & Wildlife and Love Exploring via MSN.com, March 2025; Xochitl, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

A hike down Yosemite's Half Dome (video)

Raw footage descending from Half Dome with cables

(Lone Wolf Outdoor Adventures) Aug. 29, 2022: HALF DOME CABLES. This is the raw GoPro footage of the ascent on the Half Dome cable section in Yosemite National Park. August 2022 LoneWolfLasVegas.com

Gold, it's everywhere in quartz crystal

Shasta: vortex, base, Mu, ETs (David Paulides)

Mount Shasta: Ancient Spirits | full documentary

Missing 411 strange evidence

(Grapevine Documentaries) Aug. 26, 2024: Watch National Park Secrets & Legends on Grapevine Documentaries. Through interviews and reenactments, this documentary series retells the haunting stories, mysteries, and legends from the most famous of North America's national parks, California's Mt. Shasta. See former police detective David Paulides, author of Missing 411, explain one of Shasta's greatest mysteries, the story of a lost boy taken into the hollow mountain by what he thought was his grandmother which ended up being a machine android. This is a haunted place of high strangeness. The Native Americans knew it, and the white man, not heeding their warnings, found out.

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313 million-y.o. footprints in Grand Canyon

Ancient Buddhist missionaries as well as Egyptians left their mark in the Grand Canyon.

US Grand Canyon (©Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

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The massive Hudson Canyon under Atlantic

At 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep at points, the Grand Canyon is one of the largest canyons in the world -- much smaller than Mexico's Copper Canyon.

• Very be careful: 20-year-old man falls 400 feet to his death from rim of Grand Canyon
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• Amateur archaeologist deciphers 20,000-year-old cave writing (MSN)

I could've been raped, killed in the Grand Canyon!

How deep is the Grand Canyon?

It's even smaller than the submarine Hudson Canyon: The Grand Canyon of the Atlantic (loe.org) which reaches 2.5 miles deep below sea level, 100 miles off the coast, and is 400 miles long, eroding out as New York's Hudson River's drowned riverbed.

Millions of people flock to the Grand Canyon every year to see its stunning beauty in person. And some people have even made historic discoveries while exploring the vast national park.

• Enormous crater three times bigger than the Grand Canyon discovered in the United States (sort of)

Grand discovery (Thomas Blanck/Shutterstock)

A unique set of fossil footprints dating back 313 million years has been unearthed in Grand Canyon National Park.

This park, renowned for its diverse collection of fossil tracks, now boasts the discovery of the oldest vertebrate track -- another testament to the park's geological and paleontological significance. More: 313-million-year-old fossil footprints discovered in Grand Canyon

How old is the Grand Canyon?

Steve Quayle (gensix.com)

It was probably cut quite quickly, geologically speaking, torn open by a mud flood, rather than slowly being etched away by the Colorado River. Archeology, like anthropology, almost certainly grows by punctuated equilibrium with massive deluges and long periods of little growth. So that ancient Egyptians could have arrived and built monuments, developed a system of caves, and a world of underground caverns where the "ant people" to reside in and invite the Indigenous peoples of the region to shelter in during cataclysms. The Sky People arranged it.

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• At least 30 Egyptian tombs have reappeared—and archaeologists are astounded
• Mysterious cave art in South America is way older than we thought
• A 51,200-year-old prehistoric painting of a narrative scene was discovered in Indonesia, making it the oldest known example of figurative cave art in the world
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• Scientists explain why there are ‘spiders’ on Mars
• NASA made a world-shaking discovery: compelling evidence of past life on Mars
• Mysterious antimatter detection on ISS sparks radical new theories
• A father-son duo hiking Mount Carmel in Israel discovered an 1,800-y.o. ring depicting the Roman Goddess Minerva
• Centuries-old artifacts discovered beneath a lake in Texas
• The 15-mile wide asteroid that slammed into Earth
• MSN.com; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Rosa Parks: The 'no' that sparked movement

Myles Burke, BBC.com, 11/29/23; Crystal Q., CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Heroic Rosa Parks in 1955, after planning to say "no" to getting up (Getty Images)

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Rosa Parks: The 'no' that sparked the civil rights movement

I have seen the Promised Land.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

In these exclusive BBC clips, discover how her courageous act of defiance set in motion a chain of events that ended segregation in the US, but at a personal cost to Parks herself.

On a winter's evening in 1955, a 42-year-old African-American woman named Rosa Parks, tired after a long day of work as a seamstress, boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, to get home. She paid her fare and took an empty seat in the area of the bus marked "colored."

Ladies man Rev. MLK, Jr.

Fifty-five years earlier, racist Montgomery had passed a law to segregate bus passengers by race. The front of the bus was reserved for white travelers, the seats at the back for Blacks.

But it had also become a custom that bus drivers would instruct a Black passenger to give up a seat if there were no "white-only" seats.

As the bus filled up, bus driver James Blake demanded that she and three other black passengers give up their seats. Rosa Parks alone refused.

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"I did this because I felt I was being violated as a human being. I had had a hard day at work on the job, [I was] physically tired as well as mentally vexed. I was sick of this type of thing we had to endure as a people because of our race," she later said in a BBC interview. More + VIDEO

Yosemite Facelift: volunteer clean up (video)

Jen Bradford, Dhr. Seven, Xochitl (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

If the Native Paiute kept it clean, so can we.

Throughout the year, Yosemite National Park has several special events such as Junior Ranger Day, Earth Day (both in April), Apple Picking Day (mid August), and Yosemite Facelift (late September), where volunteers can just show up, no application needed.

These events are listed on this website (Drop-in Volunteering and Special Events, Yosemite National Park, U.S. National Park Service, nps.gov) when the dates are known for each year.

Before long, the snow comes and closes roads.

For all special events and drop-in days, the park asks participants to wear long pants and closed-toe shoes, appropriate gear for the weather, and to bring sun protection, water, and snacks.

The park provides tools and protective equipment. All participants must sign a volunteer agreement [42 kb DOCX]. To fill out the form in advance, it will be posted with each special event or drop-in project as they are planned.

(It can also be signed on the day of the project on-site). Guardians must sign the form for participants under the age of 18. More

The Chimpanzee Civil War of 1974 (video)

Sheldon S., CC Liu, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The insanity of the Gombe Chimpanzee War

(National Park Diaries) Aug. 21, 2023: GOMBE NATIONAL PARK The Gombe Chimpanzee War was an intergroup conflict between two chimpanzee communities in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, Africa.

Prior to this conflict being observed, it was thought that chimpanzees were largely peaceful creatures and vegetarians. But Jane Goodall and other researchers soon opened up a whole new world of chimpanzee conflict and social dynamics with their observations of this conflict.

It's a fascinating look at the brutality of the natural world and perhaps provides an opportunity to reflect on our human capacity for violence as well.

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