Cynthia Halleen Craft is editor-at-large for the California Journal. SACRAMENTO — Not for 40 years has a U.S. president visited Yosemite National Park. The last one to do so was John F.

The Ahwahnee’s new welcome sign on its historic gatehouse, described as a historically accurate replica of the original sign that was stolen from the Yosemite Valley hotel in 2016. NPS PHOTO ...