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Yosemite open despite wildfire

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Two deer graze in a Yosemite Valley field in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Aug. 28, 2013.

As the Rim Fire continues to burn on the western edge of Yosemite National Park, the valley floor of the park remains open.

The Rim Fire has charred more than 190,000 acres of forest and is currently 30 percent contained.

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A park visitor prepares to dive into a Yosemite Valley river, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A bicyclist rides over a bridge in the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A view of Half Dome and the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A park visitor is seen on the beach of a Yosemite Valley river, Aug. 28, 2013.

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Park visitors are seen on the beach of a Yosemite Valley river, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A young park visitor stands in the sunroof of an SUV to get a better view of deer in a parking lot in the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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Park visitors sit for dinner at the Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room in Yosemite National Park, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A view of Half Dome and the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A park visitor swims in the Yosemite Valley river, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A view of Half Dome and the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A photographer takes pictures of the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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Park visitors look at a deer as it walks through a parking lot in the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A view of the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.

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Park visitors stand on the beach of a Yosemite Valley river, Aug. 28, 2013.

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Park visitors wade in a Yosemite Valley river, Aug. 28, 2013.

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Park visitors sit outside of the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, Aug. 28, 2013.

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A view of the Yosemite Valley, Aug. 28, 2013.
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