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Yosemite Rockslide
October 8, 2008 | Associated Press

A rockslide in Yosemite National Park sent large granite boulders downslope destroying several cabins and injuring three people at a popular lodging area. This is the second rockslide in two days at the park.

If you want some idea of what a rockfall in Yosemite might look like, take a look at the image below. This is one frame of a photo sequence of a Yosemite rockfall captured by photographer Herb Dunn in August, 2006

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