If you yearn for cheap sleeps more than warmth and indoor plumbing, California’s Yosemite National Park has a winter deal that will test your mettle

Climbing Yosemite’s Half Dome requires strength, stamina and a whole lot of bravery.

Come May, it will require a day-use permit.

With growing concerns about over-crowding and safety on one of the park’s most famous slabs of granite, park officials announced this morning an “interim” two-year plan that will place a cap on the number of climbers on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

The magic and splendor of the holiday season come to vibrant life again this year with the 84th anniversary season of The Bracebridge Dinner at The Ahwahnee, a full-service, AAA Four-Diamond hotel located in the winter wonderland of Yosemite Valley. Under the roof of the grand lodge, which is surrounded by a stunning, natural setting of granite cliff faces and snowcapped incense cedars, this remarkable American theatrical tradition transforms the hotel into a 17th century English manor for an elaborate feast of food, song and mirth for eight performances, December 13 through 25.