YExplore Featured in NPR Podcast & Nationally Syndicated Blogs By John P. DeGrazioYExplore Media Buzz The travel industry is all about building relationships. Over the years, we have developed several with our guests, writers, and other partners who experience Yosemite on our tours. … [Read more...]
John P. DeGrazio Yosemite Ambassador of the Week
John P. DeGrazio Yosemite AmbassadorYosemite National Park named me, John P. DeGrazio Yosemite Ambassador in 2016 to help celebrate the National Park Service Centennial. Since then, I have been sharing photos, stories, and social media posts to help promote the 100 year anniversary of the … [Read more...]
Half Dome #119 Peaches with Mia
My Yosemite Ambassador Story By John P. DeGrazio 2016 marks the Centennial Anniversary of the National Park Service. When I first learned of the Yosemite Ambassador program to celebrate this anniversary, I was highly impressed with the group of athletes, musicians, and local personalities who … [Read more...]
YExplore on NPR Marketplace January 2016
Interview About Increased Visitation to Yosemite National Park By John P. DeGrazio I recently had the opportunity to interview with Mark Garrison of Marketplace to speak about the recent increase in visitors to Yosemite National Park and the economic impact. We discussed YExplore's role in the … [Read more...]
Yosemite Trail Burritos with the National Geographic Digital Nomad
Exploring Hetch Hetchy with National Geographic By John P. DeGrazio “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”–John Muir I've always been the kind of person to say yes to requests for my time often before knowing the details of the … [Read more...]