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Of all the natural wonders in the United States,Yosemite National Park Stands out as one of the most sought after by outdoor lovers and travelers. The site of nearly 760,000 acres has attracted more than3.3 million visitors In 2021, which made it the eighth most popular park, according to the National Park Service (NPS). But recent developments could seriously have an impact on all trips to the site after the officials have published a new alert on "dangerous" conditions in Yosemite at the moment. Read the rest to see what could affect your travel plans - and the very face of the coming park.

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Nature forces have helped to form the beauty and splendor of national parks. But by coincidence, they can also create problems when they try to visit them. Natural disasters and other emergencies can lead to a partial or complete closure of sites, such as recent catastrophic floods that have struckYellowstone National Park In June and ruined many of its roads, bridges and other vital infrastructure.

The national parks were not immune to the effects of the COVVI-19 pandemic either. Currently, Yosemite is one of the four sites with aMande Mande Mandate in place for customers in all interior zones due tohigh risk of virus spread In his local counties, with Yellowstone, the Great Tits and the Grand Canyon, reported CBS News on July 6, but now another serious problem is confronted with the famous California park.

On July 20, Yosemite National Park officials announced that Washburn fire spread to more than 2,000 acres in the parkMariposa Grove. Following "dangerous" conditions, the park closed its southern entrance and its Wawona path - otherwise known under the name of route 41 - to all except the circulation of emergency fires. Officials also published aCompulsory evacuation order For all visitors to the Wawona region within the southern limits of the park, reports Guy.

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Currently, the northern park regionRemains open to visitors, including famous monuments such as El Capitan, Half Dome and Yosemite Falls. But officials indicated that the spread of smoke is already obscuredCreate misty conditions, which can be dangerous for some visitors to these regions.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"Today, it is actually the most smoked that we have seen,"Nancy Phillipe, a spokesperson for Yosemite Fire Information, said on July 10, according to the Associated Press. "Until this morning, the park was not in this unhealthy category, but that's where we are now."

The conditions of the fire could even spread beyond the park andaffect neighboring cities, including San Francisco. "The smoke from the Washburn fire should be transported to the bay region and should have a closed impact and remained inside if they feel smoke, they have pointed out that" pollutant levels should not exceed The federal health standard ".

While many main areas of the park are miles from immediate damage, Washburn's fire threatens an emblematic Yosemite light: thegiant sequoia trees which constitute the Mariposa Grove currently closed. The officials said that more than 500 of the centuries old trees were currently in danger, including the 3000 -year -old giant known as Grizzly Giant - but so far, the fire has yet damaged any of the famous Named trees of the park, ap.

For the moment, firefighters go to great lengths to slow down the spread of combustion and protect the landscape, in particular wrapping the historic Galen Clark cabin in a protection sheet and the installation of other unique methods to increase the humidity. "The combination of the elimination of dangerous fuel and the prescribed combustion that we have made, with the temporary jet system that is in place, we are convinced that this gives these giant sequoias the best available protection," said Phillipe at CNN on July 11.