Yosemite Institute is holding a two-week adventure and learning program for 15- to 18-year-old students in Yosemite National Park. The two-week-long inquiry-based Field Research Course lets students earn college credit while learning how to create their own ecological research projects, learn wilderness survival skills, and more.

Adventurous vacationers who don’t mind sleeping in the cold can save at least 60% over peak season rates on weekend nights through the end of this month at one of Yosemite Valley’s most popular attractions.
Travelers’ wallets would be $34 lighter, for example, if they spent a recent night in one of Curry Village’s unheated canvas tent cabins. The cabins go for $92 a night during peak summer months and sell out for this period within minutes when they become available a year and a day in advance.
But if you’re willing to rough it, the canvas tents with a wooden frame can be had through March 27 through an unusual offer that bases the fee on the previous night’s temperature.

It’s a winning recipe. Take a generous handful of some of America’s most talented and engaging chefs. Stir in a hundred or so enthusiastic foodies. Let the mixture rise in one of the most spectacular winter settings in the world.

The delicious result: Chefs’ Holidays, a series of tasty three-day events hosted annually at the historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Chefs’ Holidays, with eight sessions held between Jan. 10 and Feb. 4.