YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Yosemite park is simply 165 miles from San Francisco, lies one among America’s greatest treasures. Yosemite park sits on the western slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. It also occupies a special place within the nation’s soul. Yosemite’s story began because the last glacial period ended when the glaciers of the region’s high country scoured. And sculptured the valley below. Overseen by the Park Service and covers almost 1200 square miles. Yosemite takes in five vegetation zones, from oak and chaparral forests to inadequate elevated high nation. Yosemite National Park Entrance Merced River The park’s bypass follows the banks of the Merced River, a national wild and scenic waterway, which shifts in character because it thunders and tumbles from the valley walls, before gently winding across the valley floor. Here, the river is lined with pine forests, rich meadows, and beaches. These are the spots which roused President Ted...