1999 News Clips

December 23, 1999
Tioga Pass to reopen under mild winter skies

December 11, 1999
Season's Scenery
Ahwahnee: Holiday decorating stays true to Yosemite

December 1, 1999
Yosemite picks company to run 2-year bus project

November 17, 1999
Yosemite's course: It's a rocky road between sometimes contradictory goals.

November 17, 1999
Two Vendors Bid for Yosemite Bus Service

November 16, 1999
Towns won't 'drive' Yosemite, new chief says
Park mission beats gateway concerns, he says.

November 16, 1999
Bear break-ins plummet at Yosemite National Park

November 15, 1999
Yosemite Shows Bears Who's Boss
Program cuts damage made by hungry animals

November 11, 1999
New park chief signs accord aimed at easing valley traffic

November 9, 1999
Loved ones celebrate life of fallen BASE jumper
Thirty people gather at El Capitan in Yosemite for a memorial service for Jan Davis.

November 9, 1999
Yosemite chief scales new challenge

November 3, 1999
Yosemite rock-fall theory dismissed
A geologist's link to restrooms lacks support, officials say.

October 26, 1999
Yosemite leader's last days marred

October 26, 1999
BASE jumpers plan service for Jan Davis in November

October 25, 1999
Parachutist's Death Leaves Her Peers With Grief, Anger
Jumpers debate Yosemite tragedy

October 23, 1999
Death fall from El Capitan
Parachutist killed in demonstration supporting sport that's banned in Yosemite.

October 12, 1999
Yosemite's woes equal another slump in attendance
1999 decline is blamed on highly publicized slayings, higher gasoline prices and road closures.

October 10, 1999
Clock ticking in Yosemite
A new superintendent must get solid plans in place for park's future.

October 9, 1999
Yosemite bus plan still on track
Babbitt officials say negative remark was misunderstood.

October 8, 1999
`Poor, Shy Country Boy' Takes Charge of Yosemite
Park service star is expected to revive traffic-control plan

October 7, 1999
Yosemite Will Get New Boss
Interior secretary hopes to energize valley plan

October 6, 1999
Glacier park chief to head Yosemite
Current Yosemite superintendent Stanley T. Albright is expected to accept a National Park Service post.

October 2, 1999
Two-year test of Yosemite bus plan to begin in May.
Challenge will be convincing park visitors to leave their cars behind.

September 30, 1999
Tahoe's bear "problem"
Yosemite shows that humans can be trained.

September 24, 1999
Yosemite slowdown
New river plan must precede one for valley.

September 16, 1999
Gates stand guard again at Tioga Pass
The park service did the labor and a private group paid.

September 4, 1999
Serene Splendor Of Sierra Endures
Backcountry beloved by Muir is little changed

August 10, 1999
Unsullied Memories of Yosemite

August 6, 1999
Yosemite bus plan remains on road

August 5, 1999
10 best sites for spotting a black bear

August 5, 1999
Teen-Age Yosemite Visitor Drowns In Merced River
Boy is caught in the swift current while swimming and pinned under a rock.

July 30, 1999
Climbers Reach Summit of El Cap. Paraplegic and his partner repeat history-making Yosemite climb.

July 29, 1999
Paraplegic climber and his partner may conquer El Capitan as early as tonight.

July 19, 1999
Disabled climber marks 10-year anniversary with return trip to Yosemite

July 19, 1999
Surprise Yosemite Tour Bus Inspections 47 out of 82 are cited,but most violations minor

July 13, 1999
Judge Rules NPS Violated Environmental Acts

July 10, 1999
Yosemite visitors perpetuate the tradition of ascending Half Dome

July 9, 1999
Tioga Pass, High Country Without the Mobs

June 30, 1999
Rockslide threat has Yosemite Valley on high alert

June 30, 1999
Size of a rockslide doesn't always equal devastation

June 30, 1999
Rockslides in Yosemite Since 1850

June 18, 1999
Tons of Yosemite rock set to tumble

June 15, 1999
Being bear aware

June 15, 1999
Rockslide victim risked his life for friends

June 14, 1999
Judge puts off decision on temporary injunction for road project

June 14, 1999
Yosemite rockslide leaves one dead, three injured

June 9, 1999
Shuttle bus program for Yosemite still on the drawing board

June 9, 1999
Sierra bighorn sheep may find legal refuge

May 31, 1999
Yosemite's Camp Curry Celebrates 100 Years of Memories

May 27, 1999
Tioga Opening Heralds A Busy Holiday Weekend

May 24, 1999
81-year-old becomes oldest climber to scale Yosemite's El Capitan

May 24, 1999
Triumph in Yosemite for Rock Climber, 81

May 17, 1999
UC partners with Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks for research, education.

May 14, 1999
UC Merced Signs Pact with U.S. Park

May 13, 1999
Gerry Bloch inspires awe and admiration as he gets ready to climb El Capitan.

May 7, 1999
More Time Needed for Yosemite Valley Plan

May 7, 1999
State Asked to Withdraw Funds for YARTS Project

May 4, 1999
Yosemite Transportation Board Touches Up Bus-Marketing Plan 

April 30, 1999
YARTS Pushes to Start Buses Rolling by 2000
Board members would like to relieve congestion in Yosemite Valley.

April 30, 1999
Yosemite Valley's Bus plan

April 28, 1999
Slide closes Highway 140

April 27, 1999
Tuolumne County may opt out of YARTS plan

April 21, 1999
High Sierra Bighorn Get Emergency Help

April 19, 1999
Skiers at Their Peak: Men Re-enacting a Hydrographer's Trip Are Awed by the Scope of his Feat

April 19, 1999
Yosemite's Lights Cast Glare On Stellar Sites

April 14, 1999
Aiming to save bighorns from mountain lions

April 6, 1999
YARTS Pushes to Start Buses Rolling by 2000
Board members would like to relieve congestion in Yosemite Valley.

April 5, 1999
Snow Is A No-Show in Southern Sierra

April 1, 1999
Sierra Snowpack 45 Percent Above Normal in Key Northern Watershed

April 1, 1999
Skiers' Trek to Get Sierra Peak Named for Famed Hydrographer

March 29, 1999
UC Forges Ties to National Parks
Partnership Would Benefit the Proposed UC Merced Campus

March 21, 1999
Backcountry Bacchanal
Deep in Yosemite's Winter Wilderness, Cozy Ostrander Hut Shelters Cross-Country Skiers.

March 19, 1999
Yosemite Status With U.N. Stirs Fears.
Callers Worry about United Nations Control of National Parks and Other Sites.

March 9, 1999
Save the Sierra Bighorn Sheep


March 9, 1999
El Portal Road Repairs Get Green Light
To Stop Now Would Harm the Public, Judge Rules

March 7, 1999
Diesel Fuels YARTS Opposition
Some Experts Push Natural-Gas Buses As a Cleaner Option

March 6, 1999
Bighorns Get Special Status for Survival

March 6, 1999
The amount of money attracted the scrutiny.
Bill Would Pay Yosemite for Its Supporting Roles.

March 6, 1999
GAO Supports Yosemite Cleanup Costs.
Watchdog agency says project ran smoothly and money was reasonably spent.

March 2, 1999
Three studies set for Yosemite bus system.

February 22, 1999
Yosemite's Future

February 6, 1999
Dan Osman's final jump: Gravity conquers a 'rope-flying' legend.

February 5, 1999
A dramatic cut in Yosemite traffic nearly reduces Mariposa to a ghost town as business dries up.

February 2, 1999
YARTS votes 4-2 to move ahead with voluntary Yosemite bus plan

January 29, 1999
Don't give up on YARTS.

January 15, 1999
Yosemite Officials Ignite Controlled Burns Four Months Early.

January 15, 1999
Yosemite Road Work Takes Shape
Park official says crews will go easy on the terrain.

January 12, 1999
Board criticizes timing of Yosemite comment period.

January 11, 1999
Postponement urged on Yosemite bus plan.

January 9, 1999
Yosemite Concessionaire Gets A Break.

January 5, 1999
A Spiritual Journey on a Rope.
Slack liners balance atop line stretched high over Yosemite Valley.