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  • As many as 1,200 nature lovers a day have been climbing Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. A limit of 300 has been set to avoid traffic jams, especially when bad weather hits the dome that rises 5,000 feet above the valley. (National Park Service via Associated Press)

    Limit put on Yosemite hikers

    The hike up the granite monolith Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is one of the most iconic in the nationwide system, but officials have announced approval of a plan that permanently limits how many can do it.

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  • "With a place like Yosemite that is so dear and important to millions of people, everyone has ideas about what wilderness protection is. We tried to find a balance that allows people to still experience Yosemite while protecting Yosemite," spokeswoman Kari Cobb said.

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  • "It was a really good tool that we used to provide no-show and cancellation permits to people who made last-minute plans," Ms. Cobb said.

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