A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees.

An inverted American flag, which was displayed at Yosemite National Park in February 2025, is a historic symbol of dire distress.

Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign of distress, was meant to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service. By Michael Levenson A ...