And Yosemite Sam? He was the king, of course. His mouth was as trigger-happy as his hands. He didn’t actually say the words I wasn’t supposed to say, but we all knew what he meant. This brings ...

(Submitted by Geoff Koehler) That's how the tiny Costa's hummingbird got his newly appointed name: Yosemite Sam. Birds normally fly south for the winter months, but Yosemite Sam flew north.

Yosemite Sam —the fiery-haired, fiery-tempered scofflaw—certainly seems like he’d say the word. In short, tarnation and its offshoots evoked a sense of homespun Americana—and that ...

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California -- If your parents name you "Adventure," they probably hoped you'd do some adventurous things. Sam Adventure Baker understood his assignment. The Colorado 8-year ...

Officials at Yosemite National Park are slamming tourists ... by an anonymous outdoor enthusiast," the park service wrote. Sam Mauhay-Moore is a National Parks reporter for SFGATE.

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Since then, he's climbed other major rock formations, including Lost Arrow Spire and Fairview Dome, also both in Yosemite. In preparation for his El Capitan climb, Sam trained at least three days ...