Fire near Yosemite burns, park remains open; Ewan McGregor talks about ‘Long Way Down’

July 28, 2008: People stand on a bridge overlooking Lower Yosemite Falls with a layer of smoke covering the Yosemite Valley.

Good morning travelers! The Telegraph fire near Yosemite has claimed 25 homes with an additional 4,000 threatened. Read “Telegraph fire: Yosemite’s open, but air quality is poor” to find out what’s open and what’s closed.

Celeb Travel | Actor Ewan McGregor talks about “Long Way Down” and traveling through Africa by motorcycle in this video:

Airline news | Qantas makes another emergency landing. This is the second in just a week.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel Deal blogger

[Photo: Robert Durell / Los Angeles Times]

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