Hikers are evacuated from Yosemite National Park. (Rachel Kirk / Associated Press)
Smoke from a fire rises above Little Yosemite Valley near Yosemite National Park. (Rachel Kirk / Associated Press)
Several water-dropping helicopters and airplanes were assisting hundreds of firefighters on the ground as the Meadow fire burns near Half Dome peak and Merced Lake. (Rachel Kirk / Associated Press)
