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- State: California
- Established: 1890
- 17 waterfalls
- 800 Miles of hiking trails
- 1600 Miles of streams
- 95% is designated wilderness
- Got its name from Native Americans, meaning "grizzly bear"
- El Capitan is the largest granite monolith in the world at 3000 feet
- The Grizzly Giant, a giant sequoia, is about 2700 years old and stands 209 feet tall
- [http: //www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Yosemite_National_Park.html Weather]
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Yosemite National Park is a nationally monumented state park, located in California in the United States. The Yosemite valley was formed about 1 million years ago, when snow and ice accumulated, forming glaciers. The national park area is 761,266 acres or 1,189 square miles and stretches across the western mountains of Sierra Nevada. Elevations range from 2,000 to 13,114 feet.
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Sights and Attractions
Yosemite is a popular tourist attraction, boasting beautiful waterfalls, granite cliffs, steams, rivers and giant Sequoias. The park hosts more than 3.5 million visitors each year.-
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Yosemite National Park on Amazon
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Best Easy Day Hikes Yosemite National Park, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series) - $7.95
Sampling twenty-four of the most scenic and least physically challenging trails within the park, this guide features spectacular hikes accessible by paved road, and all...Amazon
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Yosemite National Park: A Complete Hikers Guide - $20.00
Virtually every single trail in Yosemite National Park is described in this classic guidebook, together with the scenery and natural history found along each trail. V...Amazon
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Treasures of America's National Parks: Yosemite - $14.99
Three stunning programs filmed in high definition vividly capture the sweeping beauty and extraordinary national wonders of America's premier National Parks that few are privileged...Amazon
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The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park (Complete Guide to Yosemite National Park) - $12.95
This guidebook features things to see and do,lists hiking trails and backpacking tips, shares information about Yosemite's history and place names, and more.Amazon
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Scenic National Parks: Yosemite [Blu-ray] - $27.99
Venture into the heart of Yosemite, where you'll marvel at soaring granite peaks, towering sequoias, and thundering waterfalls that are among the world's tallest. You'll experience...Amazon
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Yosemite National Park Questions
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What are your three favorite National Parks and why? 5 AnswersGrowing up in Colorado availed me of the opportunity to spend a considerable amount of time in several National Parks as well as on Bureau of Land Management (B... read more -
Favorite National Park for photography? 10 AnswersI'm going to provide a few on the East Coast and South...plus, they are a bit "less traveled". 1. Ocala National Forest. This little known area is a gem. Home... read more -
How many national parks are in the usa? 3 AnswersNational park in the U.S. is composed of 391 areas. -quote- "The National Park System comprises 391 areas covering more than 84 million acres in every state (ex... read more -
What's the best National Park between San Francisco and Seattle? 3 AnswersGrowing up and camping in the Northern California area, I have been to many of the State Parks between San Francisco and Seattle. I love the drive. Take the lon... read more
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Yosemite National Park Outdoor Sports
- Fodor's: Yosemite Sports and Outdoors
Yosemite National Park Books
- Amazon.com: National Geographic Destination Map: Yosemite National Park
- Yosemite Library: Online Yosemite Books
- Bearclover.net: Yosemite Books
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RT @YosemiteNPS: Yosemite National Park Announces Release of the Parkwide Communication Data Network Environmental Assessment http://bit ...
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Yosemite National Park Announces Release of the Parkwide Communication Data Network Environmental Assessment http://bit.ly/4Uwetz
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Ski in Yosemite National Park, California! Badger Pass ski area is now open! Chains required or take the free shuttle. http://bit.ly/8v8E1F
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