Yosemite National Park in California has been closed indefinitely because of record snowfall that makes travel difficult and dangerous, both to and within the park, according to the park and the U.S. National Park Service.
Heavy snow continued to pound the Sierra Nevada range through Wednesady. Earlier photos of Yosemite in a series of storms that has blanketed California this week and last week yielded hauntingly beautiful images:
YOSEMITE, CA – FEBRUARY 23: Snow blankets Yosemite National Park in California, United States on February 23, 2023 as winter storm alerted in California. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
YOSEMITE, CA – FEBRUARY 23: Snow blankets Yosemite National Park in California, United States on February 23, 2023 as winter storm alerted in California. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
YOSEMITE, CA – FEBRUARY 23: Yosemite Valley Chapel is seen as snow blankets Yosemite National Park in California, United States on February 23, 2023 as winter storm alerted in California. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
YOSEMITE, CA – FEBRUARY 23: Wawona tunnel is seen as snow blanke Yosemite National Park in California, United States on February 23, 2023 as winter storm alerted in California. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The San Francisco Chronicle noted: “On Tuesday, Yosemite Valley counted 40 inches of snow on the ground, surpassing the previous record for the date of 36 inches in 1969, according to park officials.”
Elsewhere in California, the snow continued to cause disruptions and dangerous conditions, stranding residents of communities in the San Bernardino mountains, who are reported to be running out of food and fuel.
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