Yosemite NP And All It's WonderCome to Yosemite NP and marvel at its granite peaks, towering sequoia trees and thundering Yosemite waterfalls. There is so much to do and see in this national park. To see yosemite is to see California! Below I have listed the main Points Of Interest that are in the valley for you to see and do once you are here. Just click on its link to learn more about that place.
Big Trees
Chapel
This chapel is used for church services, weddings, marriage vow renewals, baptisms and baby dedications. Standing on the steps of the chapel you can see Yosemite Falls and Half Dome.
El Capitan
When you enter the park from the north, El Capitan is the first large rock on the left, that comes into view. This sheer piece of granite rises 3,593 feet above the valley floor. It is is 7,569 feet above sea level. The top of the rock slumps over and is called The Nose.
Glacier Point
Half Dome
Mirror Lake
The Village
All The Waterfalls
Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows Above The Valley
Yosemite's Twin Valley Hetchy Hetchy
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Mariposa Grove is home to the California Yosemite Big Trees. This grove hosts some of the oldest and largest living things on earth. This grove has more than 600 Giant Sequoias!The earths largest and oldest Sequoias and Redwoods have been growing here for centuries.
Going to the chapel in yosemite! The little chapel is open year around. This chapel is booked well in advance as Yosemite NP is a popular destination for weddings and honeymoons.
El Capitan in Yosemite means The Chief. Being the chief piece of granite rock in existence today. This vertical rock was carved by an ice glacier 100 million years ago. Yosemite Valley was covered in 4,000 feet of ice and as the ice melted, Yosemite was born.
You may drive your car to Yosemite Glacier Point. This is the place to come and oversee the valley of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding Sierra Nevada Mountains! When you stand up here you will see vast expanses of terrain that is so high, few trees grow. This site will take your breath away!
Yosemite Half Dome stands 8,842 feet tall. A granite mountain that has been cut in half by the ice glaciers that passed through. When the glacier passed through it did not reach the top 900 feet of this rock. The galciers took out the jointed northwest side and the frost took out the front side of the rock. It is a very recognizeable part of Yosemite NP landscape.
Yosemite's Mirror Lake is filling itself in, naturally with silt and sand. It will eventually be a meadow. The free shuttle that makes the valley loop will bring you to stop #17. It is here that you need to get off of the shuttle and walk to the lake. It is a one mile walk on a paved service road. The shady walk is a casual increase and very pleasant.
The Yosemite Village has a musuem, shops, general store, places to eat, ATM's, restrooms, Ansel Adams Gallery and more!
Here I want to show you the main Yosemite Waterfalls. There are four main waterfalls in Yosemite Valley. There are waterfalls just outside the valley and seasonal waterfalls as well. The deeper the snowpack the more waterfalls there are!
Tuolumne Meadow's is Yosemite's High Country. Above the valley floor lies several mountain lakes stocked with fish, several campgrounds, granite domes and jagged peaks. This is a serious hiker/backpackers dream! Panoramic views of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. This is the place to camp, hike, horseback ride, fish and photograph!
Hetch Hetchy is a called the twin valley of Yosemite. San Francisco has put in a dam and covered up the valley of Hetch Hetchy to supply its city the power and water it needs. A valley of hiking trails and waterfalls, it is a beautiful place to see and is a part of Yosemite NP.
