Yosemite National Park
encompasses scenic wild lands set aside in 1890 to preserve a portion
of
the Sierra Nevada. Ranging from 2,000 feet to more than 13,000
feet
in elevation, Yosemite contains a wide variety of scenery ranging for
towering
waterfalls to huge sheer granite formations. Hikers, Backpackers,
Photographers, Rock Climbers, Painters, Tourists, and Everyone all find
something unique and special in Yosemite.
Each year Yosemite
receives
approximately 4,000,000 visitors.
The heart of Yosemite
National
Park is Yosemite Valley. Yosemite is a classic glacier-carved
valley
surrounded by enormous waterfalls, rounded domes, massive monoliths,
and
towering cliffs.
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