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G 83 Third Class Mail Class Third Postage and Fee Paid Fee and Postage US Department Interior of the posted signage. posted to rockfall. Please observe observe Please rockfall. to Mirror Lake is closed due due closed is Lake Mirror A portion of the trail past past trail the of portion A October 14 - December 15, 2009 15, December - 14 October Guide Yosemite Park National Yosemite America Your Experience US Department Interior of the Service Park National 577 PO Box CA 95389 Yosemite, Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Vol.34, Issue No.8 Inside: 01 Things to Do 05 Programs and Events 06 Services and Facilities 10 Special Feature: Women & Yosemite Oct - Dec 2009 Yosemite Valley autumn color. Photo by Christine White Loberg Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park October 14 - December 15 Yosemite Guide Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide October 14 - December 15, 2009 Things to Do Keep this Guide with you to get the most out of your visit Drive to Tunnel View One of the most famous views of Yosemite Valley, Tunnel View has captivated visitors for over 75 years. Newly rehabilitated, it offers expansive views of El Capitan, Clouds Rest, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Fall. (See map, page 2.) Stroll with a Ranger Learn about park wonders on a ranger- guided walk. Programs are offered daily in Yosemite Valley focusing on bears, geology, trees, and other topics. (See Illustration by Lawrence W. Duke page 5 for times and places.) hat do you want to do with See Half Dome at Sunset your special time in Towering more than 4,000 feet above WYosemite? The choice is the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, Half yours. But to give you some ideas, park Dome compels eyes to gaze on it. Sunset rangers made a list of possibilities Painters record the scene at Tunnel View. Photo by Erik Skindrud lights up the cliff face, creating a for the autumn season. dramatic and colorful scene. Witness the effect from Sentinel Bridge or one In no particular order, here are 10 How to Use Your Yosemite Guide of the meadows near Yosemite Village popular activities for a day in Yosemite The list on this page offers 10 popular things to do. The or Curry Village. (See the Valley map on National Park. table of contents (“What’s Inside...”) at lower right shows the back of this Guide.) Explore a Sequoia Grove where you can turn for more information. A detailed listing Go Bike Riding or Ice Skating Meet the most massive living trees on of program information can be found on page 5. Rentals at Yosemite Lodge and Curry earth as you explore a sequoia grove. Village are both open 9 am to 6 pm. Yosemite is home to three groves—each Several classes are offered each week. Visit the Other Valley: Hetch Hetchy Curry Village bike rentals close on Oct. within walking distance of a road. Skis 25. Yosemite Lodge bike rentals close or snowshoes are recommended if the Some have fees, some are free. Learn Hetch Hetchy Valley and its reservoir more and sign up at the Ansel Adams are located about 40 miles north of on Nov. 15. Given safe conditions, trail is snow covered. (See map on you can always ride your own bike on page 2 and info on page 7.) Gallery in Yosemite Village. Shuttle Yosemite Valley. The contours of Hetch stops #5 and #9. (See pages 5 and 6.) Hetchy are much like its southern neigh- paved paths in the Valley, however. Call Visit the Yosemite Museum bor—with precipitous cliffs and water- 209/372-8319 for more information on Learn about Yosemite Indians by Hike to Mirror Meadow falls. Hiking opportunities abound. (See bike rentals. Ice skating at the Curry Vil- exploring a museum collection that Situated at the base of Half Dome, page 3 for specifics on visiting Hetch lage Ice Rink opens on Nov. 20, weather includes remarkable woven baskets and the site of Mirror Lake frames reflec- Hetchy.) conditions permitting. traditional dress. Tour the outdoor tions of Yosemite’s most iconic cliff. Indian Village or talk with an Indian (The lake itself is dry until the first Tour The Ahwahnee cultural demonstrator. The Yosemite significant precipitation of the season, Step back to an earlier era of history as Museum is located in Yosemite Village however.) The quiet trail is gentle and you explore the National Historic at shuttle stops #5 and #9. (See page 6.) follows Teneya Creek as it winds its way Landmark that opened in 1927. Notable through the eastern Valley. The trail for its architecture and artful décor, the Take a Photography Class starts at shuttle stop #17. (See Valley hotel provides a cozy atmosphere to Learn how to best capture the landscape map on the back of this Guide.) relax and enjoy a warm drink in. (“Food of Yosemite by joining a photography & Beverage,” page 7.) expert from the Ansel Adams Gallery. Welcome, and Be Prepared visitors. Call 209/372-0645 (Voice) or 209/372- 4726 (TTY) to request an interpreter. Emergency: Dial 911 Please call at least two weeks before Mountain lion by Tom Whitworth the visit. Assisted listening devices are Website: www.nps.gov/yose/ available at the Visitor Center. Twitter: twitter.com/YosemiteNPS Road, Weather, and General Park Lost and Found What’s Inside: Information: 209/372-0200 To inquire about items lost or found at one of Yosemite’s restaurants, hotels, lounges, shuttle 02 Discover Yosemite 09 Protecting Your Access for People With Disabilities buses, or tour services, call 209/372-4357. For 04 Yosemite Valley Park and Bear Info The Yosemite Accessibility Guide is avail- items lost or found in other areas of the park, able at park entrance stations, visitor centers, and call 209/379-1001. 05 Program Schedule 10 Feature Article: online at www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/accessi- Women in 06 Valley Information bility.htm. Accessible parking spaces are available Weather Yosemite History Sudden changes in weather are common in the just west of the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. To 07 Wawona & Big Oak Sierra Nevada. Check at a park visitor center for reach these, enter the Valley on Southside Drive. 11 Supporting Your the most up-to-date weather forecast. Flat Information Turn left on Sentinel Drive. Turn left on Northside Park 08 Protecting Yourself Drive, and follow the blue-and-white signs. Road Information 12 Shuttle Map and Wilderness An American Sign Language interpreter Construction may cause short delays or detours is available for Deaf and hard of hearing on some park roads. Road info: 209/372-0200. Permit Info Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Village/ Yosemite Falls Visitor Center Stanislaus Yosemite Lodge The National Ahwahnee Forest To To El Curry Manteca 120 Capitan Village Valley Day Discover Yosemite View Parking To 140 Bridalveil Tunnel Fall View To To To Yosemite Valley Merced 41 Fresno Let your curiosity guide you to new places (Elevation 4,000 feet/1,220 meters) Entrance Fees Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road close after the first To 395 Reservations are NOT required Lake & Eleanor significant snowfall. Over- Lee to enter Yosemite. The park is Hetch Hetchy Vining O’Shaughnessy night parking ends Oct. 15. open year-round, 24 hours a day. Dam 6 120 iver Hetch e R n d Hetchy um oa ol Vehicle $20 R Tu y Backpackers' h c t Campground Valid for 7 days Hetch e H (Wilderness t h Hetchy He c Permit Required) Entrance Tuolumne Tioga Meadows Pass Individual $10 5 Entrance In a bus, on foot, bicycle, motor- E v e White Wolf r g cycle, or horse. Valid for 7 days. r e e d Tuolumne Meadows n a R o o Campground a R d ad a o g R io Yosemite Pass $40 a T og Ti Valid for one year in Yosemite. Porcupine Tenaya Hodgdon Yosemite Creek Flat Lake Meadow Interagency Annual Pass $80 120 Big To Oak Valid for one year at all federal Manteca Flat recreation sites. Entrance Tuolumne Grove Valley 4 Tamarack Flat Visitor Interagency Senior Pass $10 Center Crane B ig Merced Flat r (Lifetime) Oa F ive k l R a Yosemite 1 Grove t d R 2 ce Trailhead o Mer For U.S. citizens or permanent a Valley d Glacier residents 62 and over. Point Arch Tunnel Rock View Interagency Access Pass (Free) El Portal Entrance (Lifetime) To r Glac Rd e ier nt iv Poi For permanently disabled U.S. Merced M R Inyo erced Bridalveil Creek National citizens or permanent residents. 140 Badger Forest Yosemite Pass West Ski Be prepared for Area 30-min. weekday W a construction Reservations w o delays to Glacier Pt. n a R Campground Reservations o a d 877/444-6777 www.recreation.gov 3 Ranger Station Lodging Reservations Wawona Food Service & Lodging 801/559-5000 Wawona Campground Campground www.yosemitepark.com Gas Station Pioneer South Sierra Yosemite Entrance National History Mariposa Regional Info Center Grove Sierra Forest National 0 5 km 5 miles Yosemite Area Regional Forest 41 To Transportation System Fresno (YARTS) www.yarts.com Highway 120 West Yosemite Chamber of Commerce Yosemite Valley 800/449-9120 or 209/962-0429 Yosemite Valley is world-famous for its impressive waterfalls, cliffs, and unusual rock formations. It is open year round 1 Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau and may be reached via Highway 41 from Fresno, Highway 140 from Merced, Highway 120 west from Manteca, and via 800/446-1333 the Tioga Road (Highway 120 East) from Lee Vining.
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    Glacier Point Hiking Trails

    Yosemite National Park National Park Service Glacier Point Area Hiking Map U.S. Department of the Interior 2.0 mi (3.2 k To m 3.1 ) Clouds Rest m i (5 3.8 mi .0 0 k . 5.8 km m) 1 7 . Half 1 m cables Dome ) k i km m 8836ft 0.5 .1 (permit mi i (3 2693m required) m 0 1.9 .8 km ) Glacier Point m k r 1 . e 2 v i (7 ( m .7 i 8 km i Bunnell 4. ) R m d Point 3 For Yosemite Valley trails and information, Four Mile . e 1 c r Trailhead ) e at Road km M Fl please see the Yosemite Valley Hiking Map ) 0.8 k 7214ft Happy Isles km 6.7 mi (1 a .6 O 2199m Trailhead (1 mi g 1 0 i .0 Vernal Fall 1. B m 1 i .6 k Little Yosemite Valley ) m km 6100ft 9 0.4 mi 3. Nevada Fall 1859m ( ) 120 i 0.6 km Sentinel m Road Trail m 1 k ) . m 4 k Crane Flat . Dome 4 .2 1.0 mi 4 4 2 ( . Wawona Tunnel 8122ft m i Bridalveil Fall 1 m 1.6 km ( i Tunnel 6 2476m i ( . Parking Area Ranger Station 2 2 m View . d Washburn 3 9 a . k 0.7 mi 0 Point m o Inspiration 1.1 km Telephone Campground Taft Point ) R Point 7503ft l Illilouette Fall 3 Illilouette Ridge a .7 m 2287m Store Restrooms t i (6 r .0 1.1 mi (1.8 km) o k Sentinel Dome r ) m Stanford m P k e ) & Taft Point 2 Point 0 .
  • YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK O C Y Lu H M Tioga Pass Entrance 9945Ft C Glen Aulin K T Ne Ee 3031M E R Hetc C Gaylor Lakes R H H Tioga Road Closed

    YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK O C Y Lu H M Tioga Pass Entrance 9945Ft C Glen Aulin K T Ne Ee 3031M E R Hetc C Gaylor Lakes R H H Tioga Road Closed

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  • Galen Clark's Library

    Galen Clark's Library

    YOSEMITE VOLUME XXXVIII - NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 1959 IN COOPERATION •ITH THE NATIONAL PARR . SERVICE. In 1857, when 43 years of age, Galen Clark (left) was told that he had not long to live and should move from Mariposa to a more favorable climate of a higher elevation . This led t, his settling on the South Fork of the Merced River, at present day Wawona, and establishino a hotel to accommodate early-day visitors to Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove . Clar4 died in 1910 at the ripe old age of 96. COVER — Galen Clark, Yosemite ' s first Guardian, at the base of the Grizzly Giant. —Photo by Watktus, 181t~ yosemite Since 1922, the monthly publication of the National Park Service and the Yosemite Natural NAILER! NOTE S History Association in Yosemite National Park. John C . Preston, Park Superintendent Douglass H . Hubbard, Park Naturalist Robert F. Upton, Associate Park Naturalist D^'tl F . McCrary, Assistant Park Naturalist Herbert D . Cornell, Junior Park Naturalist Keith A . Trexler, Park Naturalist Trainee 1 WOK., XXXVHI DEC'EAIBLR 1959 NO . 12 GALEN CLARK'S LIBRARY by Jim Fox, Ranger-Naturalist Probably the most revered pioneer Lodge of the Sierra Club, to which hi Yosemite history was Galen Clark . he was a charter member . They are In 1855 he first saw the Valley, and there now, kept in Yosemite Valley lit 1857 he established the first hostel available to the public. at what is now Wawona. It was at A survey of the books in the Galen that time the halfway point on the Clark Collection is of interest to the trail from Mariposa to Yosemite Val- historian as it may shed some light lay and was known as Clark 's on the interests of Clark.
  • Yosemite National Park Foundation Overview

    Yosemite National Park Foundation Overview

    NATIONAL PARK SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Foundation Document Overview Yosemite National Park California Contact Information For more information about Yosemite National Park, Call (209) 372-0200 (then dial 3 then 5) or write to: Public Information Office, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite, CA 95389 Park Description Through a rich history of conservation, the spectacular The geology of the Yosemite area is characterized by granitic natural and cultural features of Yosemite National Park rocks and remnants of older rock. About 10 million years have been protected over time. The conservation ethics and ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its policies rooted at Yosemite National Park were central to the relatively gentle western slopes and the more dramatic eastern development of the national park idea. First, Galen Clark and slopes. The uplift increased the steepness of stream and river others lobbied to protect Yosemite Valley from development, beds, resulting in formation of deep, narrow canyons. About ultimately leading to President Abraham Lincoln’s signing 1 million years ago, snow and ice accumulated, forming glaciers the Yosemite Grant in 1864. The Yosemite Grant granted the at the high elevations that moved down the river valleys. Ice Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove of Big Trees to the State thickness in Yosemite Valley may have reached 4,000 feet during of California stipulating that these lands “be held for public the early glacial episode. The downslope movement of the ice use, resort, and recreation… inalienable for all time.” Later, masses cut and sculpted the U-shaped valley that attracts so John Muir led a successful movement to establish a larger many visitors to its scenic vistas today.
  • STORY of TRAIL BUILDING in YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK by Gabriel Sovulewski of the 600 Miles of Trails That Keep Them So

    STORY of TRAIL BUILDING in YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK by Gabriel Sovulewski of the 600 Miles of Trails That Keep Them So

    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HUBERT WORK, SECRETARY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES VOL. VII APRIL, 1928 NO. 4 "LEARN TO READ THE TRAILSIDE" YOSEMITE NATIONAL EARL, CALIF . iq9 This is the official publication of the Education ..) Depart- ment of Yosemite National Park . I t is puh ishe .i each month by the National Park Service with the co-operation of th Yosemite Natural History Association, and its purpose is to supply dependable information on the natural history and scientific features of Yosemite National Park . The artic :es published herein are not copyrighted as it is intended that they shall be freely used by the press . Communications should be addressed to C . P . Russell, Park Naturalist, Yosemite National Park, California. E. P. LEAVITT Acting Superintendent YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES THE PUBLICATION OF THE YOSEMITE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT AND THE YOSEMITE NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION Published monthly Volume V 1I April, 1928 Number 4 THE STORY OF TRAIL BUILDING IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK By Gabriel Sovulewski Of the 600 miles of trails that keep them so . After these many exist within Yosemite boundaries, years of trail building, his enthusi- by far the greater part have been asm for such construction wanes built within the past thirty years . not at all . Just now a trails corn- In searching the old park records mittee appointed by Director made by the state park guardians, Mather is expressing its beliefs re- and the army superintendents of garding interesting foot trails along ,the national park, it became appar- Yosemite walls, and Mr . Sovulewsk; ent that dependable trail history grins like a boy as he makes his ex- was exceedingly difficult to obtain .
  • Ley, So the Still Deeper Cañon of Lower Two Miles,That Is, Beyond Rather Than

    Ley, So the Still Deeper Cañon of Lower Two Miles,That Is, Beyond Rather Than

    THE CANON OF YOSEMITE 87 As Merced Cañon forms the southeast branch of Yosemite Val- ley, so the still deeper cañon of Tenaya Creek isits northeastern arm.Here the glacial story is less plain, and on first sight, from the heights on either side, it might be overlooked.For above the cañon's lower two miles,that is, beyond the foot of Mt. Watkins,it crowds to a narrow box-cañon between that great cliff and the steep incline of Clouds Rest.This might seem to be a V-shaped, stream-cut gorge, rather than to have the broader bottom commonly left by a glacier. But alittle exploration discovers glacial footprints in the terminal moraines and the lakes and filled lake-beds,withfineconnecting waterfalls, that mark aglacier's descent from the Cathedral Peak Range, south of the Tuolumne. We Overhung at Summit of the Half Dont,-. nrart have hardly entered the cañon, in- a tulle above the Valley floor nn.l Tena-u deed, before we are reminded of (allan.El Caption Is seen in the tllatanee. El Capitan moraine and the enclosed Yosemite Lake. A similar boulder ridge, thrown across the cañon here, is traversed by the road as it carries visitors on their early morning trips to see the sunrise reflections in Mirror Lake.This lakelet evidently occupies the lowermost of the glacial steps.It is a mere reminder of its former size, the delta of Tenaya Creek having stolen a mile from its upper end.Farther up the cañon, below and above Mt. Watkins, stream sediment has already turned similar lakes into meadows.
  • Yosemite Roads and Bridges Man WAY B M Eaiimum

    Yosemite Roads and Bridges Man WAY B M Eaiimum

    Yosemite's Bridges STGNEMLAN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION - 1932 YOSEMITE FALLS Yosemite Village A variety of vehicular bridges span the main streams and lesser tributaries in the park. The oldest is the covered bridge at This structure exemplifies the National Park Service Rustic man WAY B m EAiimum Wawona, built as an open-deck structure in 1868 by Galen Style of architecture. Built of reinforced concrete, Ahwahnee Hotel Clark, the first settler and state-appointed Guardian of the the bridge is faced with native granite to blend s Yosemite Grant. In the 1870s it was converted to a covered in with its natural setting. Equestrian bridge by the Washburn brothers, natives of Vermont, who tunnels were designed in conjunction supposedly had it altered to remind them of their home state. with a new park bridle path. Yosemite Lodge Yosemite Rehabilitated by the Park Service in 1956, it can be seen today Drawn by David Fleming, at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center. HAER, 1991 Roads and Bridges Yosemite National Park, California Early bridges were wood and metal trusses. The previous Sentinel Bridge was an uncommon iron bowstring-arch truss. YRL WAWONA COVERED BRIDGE, 1868 The Wawona Tunnel was the longest vehicular tunnel in the Drawn by Dione DeMartelaere, HAER, 1991 West when completed in 1933. Significant for its state-of- Original Appearance the-art engineering, the tunnel played a greater role in Construction of retaining wall on Big Oak Flat Drawn by Dione DeMartelaere and preserving the visible landscape of Yosemite Valley. Road, 1939. YRL Marie-Claude LeSauteur, HAER 1991 Over the ensuing years more timber and iron trusses were built, but these eventually gave way to reinforced concrete structures; 1.
  • BEDROCK GEOLOGY of the YOSEMITE VALLEY AREA YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA Prepared by N

    BEDROCK GEOLOGY of the YOSEMITE VALLEY AREA YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA Prepared by N

    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO ACCOMPANY MAP I-1639 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY AREA YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA Prepared by N. King Huber and Julie A. Roller From the writings of Frank C. Calkins and other sources PREFACE INTRODUCTION Frank Calkins' work in Yosemite was preceded by Yosemite Valley, one of the world's great natural works Henry W. Turner, also of the U.S. Geological Survey, of rock sculpture, is carved into the west slope of the who began mapping the Yosemite and Mount Lyell 30- Sierra Nevada. Immense cliffs, domes, and waterfalls minute quadrangles in 1897 and laid the foundation that tower over forest, meadows, and a meandering river, Calkins' work was built on. Although Turner never creating one of the most scenic natural landscapes in completed this sizable assignment, he recognized the North America (fig. 1). In Yosemite Valley and the differing types of plutonic rocks and, for example, named adjoining uplands, the forces of erosion have exposed, the El Capitan Granite. with exceptional clarity, a highly complex assemblage of Calkins mapped the valley and adjacent areas of granitic rocks. The accompanying geologic map shows the Yosemite National Park during the period 1913 through distribution of some of the different rocks that make up 1916, at the same time that Francois Matthes was this assemblage. This pamphlet briefly describes those studying the glacial geology of Yosemite. Calkins rocks and discusses how they differ, both in composition summarized the bedrock geology of part of Yosemite in and structure, and the role they played in the evolution the appendix of Matthes' classic volume "Geologic History of the valley.
  • 2014 California Parks Training Conference

    2014 California Parks Training Conference

    2014 California Parks Training Conference March 3-6 - Yosemite Lodge in Yosemite NP Welcome to Special Programs The Heritage of Parks Nationally acclaimed special presentations: in California Spirit of John Muir by Lee Stetson . Buffalo Soldier by National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson Screening of the new Ken Burn’s film Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit. Plus Evening reception and banquet dinner at the famed Ahwahnee Hotel Galen Clark Memorial Ceremony in the Yosemite Cemetery on Clark’s 200th Birthday Anniversary Galen Clark live Meet and get your picture taken with Yosemite’s first Guardian (Miles Standish) Inside General Conference Information 2 Conference Co-Chairs Field Trips and Social Activities 2-3 Mike Lynch - CSPRA Sessions: Tuesday, March 4 and 4-6 Wednesday March 5 Jeff Ohlfs - PRAC Acknowledgements/Sponsors 7 PAGE 2 2014 CALIFORNIA PARKS TRAINING CONFERENCE General Conference Information Field Trips, Events & Special Presentations Conference Check-In Monday, March 3 Conference attendees will need to check in at the con- Ansel Adams Gallery Camera Walk, 9:00 a.m. to ference registration and information desk to receive 10:30 a.m. — Free Camera walks are led by staff their conference information packets, meal tickets, and photographers. Meet and depart from the Ahwahnee Ho- any pre-ordered conference apparel. The conference tel at 9 AM. Limited to 15 people. Reservations only, registration and information desk will be in the Garden call 209-372-4413 to reserve space on Saturday March 1 Terrace Room at the Yosemite Lodge starting Monday, ONLY. FREE. ON YOUR OWN ACTIVITY. March 3 at 12 noon and will be open throughout the Conference.
  • Glacier Point Area Hiking Map U.S

    Glacier Point Area Hiking Map U.S

    Yosemite National Park National Park Service Glacier Point Area Hiking Map U.S. Department of the Interior 2.0 mi (3.2 k To m 3.1 ) Clouds Rest m i (5 3.8 mi .0 0 k . 5.8 km m) 1 7 . Half 1 m cables Dome ) k i km m 8836ft 0.5 .1 (permit mi i (3 2693m required) m 0 1.9 .8 km ) Glacier Point m For Yosemite Valley trails and information, k r 1 . e 2 v i (7 ( m .7 i 8 km i Bunnell please see the Yosemite Valley Hiking Map. 4. ) R m d Point 3 Four Mile . e 1 c r Trailhead ) e at Road km M Fl ) 0.8 k 7214ft Happy Isles km 6.7 mi (1 a .6 O 2199m Trailhead (1 mi g 1 0 i .0 Vernal Fall 1. B Roosevelt m 1 i Point .6 k Little Yosemite Valley 7380ft m 2250m 6100ft Nevada Fall 0.4 mi 1859m 120 ) 0.6 km Sentinel m Road Trail 1 k ) . m k Crane Flat Dome 4 .2 1.0 mi 4 (4 . Wawona Tunnel 8122ft m i Bridalveil Fall 1 m 1.6 km ( i Tunnel 6 2476m i ( . Parking Area Ranger Station 2 2 m View . d Washburn 3 9 a . k 0.7 mi 0 Point m o Inspiration km) (3.9 mi 2.4 1.1 km Telephone Campground Taft Point ) R Point 7503ft l Illilouette Fall 3 Illilouette Ridge a .7 m 2287m Store Restrooms t i (6 r .0 1.1 mi (1.8 km) o k Sentinel Dome r ) m Stanford m P k e ) & Taft Point 2 Point 0 .
  • Things to Do and See in Yosemite SUGGESTIONS ACCORDING to the TIME YOU HAVE

    Things to Do and See in Yosemite SUGGESTIONS ACCORDING to the TIME YOU HAVE

    Yosemite Peregrine Lodge Encouraging Adventure And Defining Relaxation. Things to do and see in Yosemite SUGGESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE TIME YOU HAVE A man reportedly visited the park and approached John Muir to inquire what he should see as he only had one day to visit the park. John replied, “Sit down and cry lad”. I don’t know what the man ended up seeing or doing, but one thing is for sure no matter how long you have in the park you will be able to see a little bit of one of the most amazing places on earth. And that is worth any time you will spend here. The following are some suggestions on what to see and do given a certain amount of time. ONE HOUR Location: Yosemite Valley 1. Explore the Visitor center exhibits. Learn about Yosemite’s geology, history, and resources 2. Tour the reconstructed Native American Village behind the visitor center. Experience Ahwahnechee life. 3. Walk along the self guided changing Yosemite nature trail. Begin trail outside visitor center. 4. Visit the fascinating Native American cultural museum. See Yosemite’s extensive basket collection. 5. Walk to the base of the lower Yosemite Falls, best time of year is April-July, and October-November. 6. Ride the free shuttle bus around the east Valley with views of Half Dome and the Merced River. 7. Walk an easy trail to the base of Bridalveil Fall. 8. Enjoy Tunnel View on Highway 41. This is an awesome scenic view of the entire Yosemite Valley. TWO HOURS 1.
  • The Big Trees of California (1907), by Galen Clark

    The Big Trees of California (1907), by Galen Clark

    Next: Title Page The Big Trees of California (1907), by Galen Clark Contents Illustrations • Title • Cover [Wawona Tree drawing] • Contents • Galen Clark • Illustrations • General Grant Tree • Prologue • Grizzly Giant • The Big Trees of California • Dancing Pavilion, Calaveras Grove • Origin of the Big Trees • Illinois Tree, Tuolumne Grove • Distribution of the Big Trees • Guardian’s Cabin, Mariposa Grove • The Mariposa Grove • General Grant Tree • General Grant and Sequoia National Parks • In the Merced Grove • Size of the Big Trees • General Sherman Tree • Age of the Sequoias • Mother of the Forest • Habits and Characteristics • Empire State Tree, Calveras Grove • Cones and Seeds • Four Guardsmen • Young Sequoias • Cones and Foliage • Celebrated Specimens • Fallen Monarch • A Solitary Survivor • Young Sequoia • Other Celebrated Trees • Wawona Tree • Botanical Nomenclature • Grizzly Giant • Wawona Hotel and Cottages • Boole Tree, King’s River Grove • Dead Giant, Tuolumne Grove About the Author Galen Clark in front of Grizzly Giant circa 1865-66. C. E. Watkins photo. Galen Clark is famous for his discovery of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees and for his role as Guardian of Yosemite National Park for several years. Mr. Clark didn’t seek to enrich himself from Yosemite Valley or the Sequoia Trees. He did try to make a living though. He ran a modest hotel and guide service, but was a poor business man who was constantly in debt. “Clark’s Station” in Wawona, for example, had several more employees than required for the number of guests and its short season. Toward the end of his life Mr. Clark was desperately poor. He wasn’t a great book writer, but due to his popularity and need to make a living, wrote three books on Yosemite.