Missing Yosemite National Park Backpacker Is Found Dead
Kirk S. Thomas Olsen, 61, was found dead after park rangers learned that he was overdue to return from backpacking in the Ostrander Lake area of the park.
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168-year-old Yosemite National Park hotel is closing. What to know about the Wawona
A historic piece of Yosemite lodging will be closed indefinitely starting in December as the National Park Service conducts a “comprehensive condition assessment” on the 168-year-old Wawona Hotel complex. The park recently started work on a roof replacement project for the main hotel building inside the national park in Central California.
19th century Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park is closing to assess hotel's condition
A roof replacement project spurred the need for an "assessment of the hotel." There hotel will close indefinitely in December.
National Park Service to close Yosemite hotel for condition assessment
All guest bookings at the Wawona Hotel from Dec. 2 onwards have been canceled and refunded. The NPS has not provided an estimated reopening date.
Hiker from SLO who went missing in Yosemite National Park is found dead
A hiker from San Luis Obispo who went missing while backpacking in Yosemite National Park was found dead Saturday morning. Kirk S. Thomas Olsen, 61, went missing near Ostrander Lake during a trip to the backcountry spot scheduled for Aug. 23-27, the National Park Service said.
Yosemite National Park areas to see measurable snow early this week
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Backpacker who went missing in Yosemite National Park in California found dead
Park rangers said the missing backpacker who vanished while hiking in Yosemite National Park was found dead Saturday morning. Kirk S. Thomas Olsen, 61, went missing near Ostrander Lake during a trip to the backcountry spot scheduled for Aug. 23-27.
Yosemite's Wawona Hotel, age 168, will close indefinitely for 'intensive' checkup
The National Park Service announced that the historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite would close on Dec. 2 to allow the agency to conduct a comprehensive assessment.
Wawona Hotel in Yosemite closing indefinitely
A historic hotel within Yosemite National Park is closing soon. The National Park Service said the Wawona Hotel will shut down temporarily in December as park employees work to conduct a "comprehensive condition assessment" on the complex.
Historic hotel in Yosemite to close indefinitely for repairs
A historic hotel in Yosemite National Park will close indefinitely this winter while park officials evaluate the building’s safety, according to the National Park Service. Wawona Hotel, a national historic landmark near Yosemite Valley,
Backpacker found dead two weeks after he was scheduled to return from hike in Yosemite National Park
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Body of experienced hiker found in Yosemite two weeks after disappearance
The body of an experienced hiker has been found two weeks after his disappearance in Yosemite National Park.