of the name Yosemite. For a very long time, this beautiful landscape, with its marvelous rivers and remarkable waterfalls, has been among the most loved and most visited nature reserves in the United States. During springtime, when the snow begins to melt, the Merced River relentlessly forces its way through the valley. After Yellowstone, Yosemite is the second oldest national park. It’s spectacular waterfalls are known around the world. At the iconic Yosemite Falls, water from Yosemite Creek takes
The Day I Went to Yosemite National Park One day we went to Yosemite National Park to visit again for my birthday because I asked to go there again. It took a very long time to get there. When we got there we had to pay at the main entrance, the park ranger said, "$30 dollars please", in a Texas voice. The park ranger said,"Enjoy your way into beautiful Yosemite. But the day before we had to pack lunch, fruit, vegetables,and clothes just in case we got wet in the water. But then we began our journey
The trip began when I took a small green pencil and signed by name on the release forms needed to hike in Yosemite National Park. I and nine of my friends left the ranger station that night with a neatly folded map and a felling of excitement to what lay ahead. The long drive to the park left us tired and in need of a good night’s sleep. We decided to stay in tent city like most hikers do before they set out for their trek. Tent city was a large subdivision of tents that resembled a community of
Ansel "Yosemite" Adams It is said that, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Ansel Adams proved this statement correct with every single image he produced. Some of his best-known photographs were taken in the Yosemite Valley, including his first ever picture of Monolith; the Face of Half Dome nestled in the heart of the valley. When the thought of Yosemite comes to mind, Ansel Adams' name follows right behind it. Adams' life revolved around Yosemite in many ways, and he was often called "Ansel
Yosemite National Park Research If you like to camp, hike, rockwall climb, or even go outdoors, than Yosemite National Park is the place for you. You will learn new and exciting things everywhere you go! There are so many different types of activities and things to do, so everyone one will be happy no matter what your interests are. Yosemite has so many beautiful and amazing landmarks that you can visit everywhere in the park. No matter where you go you will see many stunning sights. If
Yosemite and its history, young to old the story of an area of land that is doomed to be mined, forcibly stripped naked of its natural resources. In 1864 Yosemite land grant was signed into act by president Abraham Lincoln, the first area of land set aside for preservation and protection. Yosemite being a very important historical plot of land, some time ago president Theodore Roosevelt visited the park managing to disappear from the secret service with John Muir. Through the years the contrast of
Malibu has been burning ever since it’s been known to mankind. The geographic condition along with fierce Santa Ana wind has made it the perfect burning zone. Yosemite is prone to fire because of its natural condition but not to the extent like Malibu. Malibu has been inhabited for more than a century. Malibu is a place where people went to settle down because of the natural beauty. Mountains along with pacific shoreline are the perfect dream location for many reality businesses. All these natural
Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful and visited natural sites in California. However, it’s not just another pretty place- it is a place full of history, controversy, and meaning. The park is located up North, spanning 747, 956 acres across parts of Madera, Mariposa, and Tuolumne counties. Its lowest point of elevation is 2,127 feet and it reaches its highest point of elevation at 13, 114 feet. (Wikipedia). Long before humans walked the earth, the Sierra Nevada’s were lifted and
Yosemite National Park Research Paper Yosemite National Park, is a beautiful piece of nature it is a 195 mile nature getaway from the urban life that is lived San Francisco, CA and 315 miles away from the fast pace and overwhelming life that is lived in Los Angeles CA. This place is like no other in the beauty of its nature. The park is “747,956 acres, and is the home to hundreds of wildlife species and thousands of Yosemite plants” (U.S. Nat. Park Service). Yosemite is known for so many beautiful
enormous sequoias. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks contain various landscape features such as exfoliation domes, canyons, and caverns, along with bedrock geology from the late cretaceous batholith, and a tectonic setting similar to that of Yosemite National Park because of the
Yosemite is a beautiful National Park, with amazing rock formations, mountains, plants, animals, and entertainment. Yosemite National Park is a part of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, extending to almost 80.5-128.7 kilometers long. From the highest peak in Yosemite, Mount Whitney, the altitude, from near sea level, is more than 13,000 feet. There are many different types of granite rock that make up the Yosemite Valley. This granite was formed by hundreds of smaller forms of granite rock that have
preserve the beauty of Yosemite. He protected and dedicated his life to Yosemite, fighting to the very end of his life. What others people wanted to make money off, he wanted to preserve and protect. Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States
pale blue sky. This is what one thinks when first hearing the name Yosemite National Park. Unfortunately, the reality is completely opposite. Yosemite is now under a federally regulated Class 1 area under the Clean Air Act, which is equivalent to the pollution of Los Angeles (“National Parks Service”). It is a sad comparison to the past John Muir, who first documented Yosemite Valley, to today’s reality. The condition of Yosemite National Park should be introduced to the American public in order
Yosemite and National Parks National Parks play a large part in our country’s history. In the mid-1800s, a group of people wanted to preserve the national treasures, the wilderness. Among these people was John Muir who once said “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” . In 1872 Ulysses S Grant made Yellowstone national park the first national park. The parks are cared for by the National
The Exhausting Yosemite Falls Trail Located in the popular Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall in California. Every year, mother nature’s breathtaking beauty attracts millions of people from around the world. People hike for three long and fatiguing hours in anticipation of witnessing forceful water rushing down the steep mountain from 2,425 feet above. Last summer, my family and I backpacked through the Yosemite Falls Trail and I came to learn what a truly exhausting
The granite in the Sierra Nevada Range and the glacier-carved landscape of Yosemite National Park allows the geologic history of the area to be broken into two distinct parts. First, the deposition and deformation of metamorphic rocks and emplacement of granitic rocks during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic, and secondly, the uplift, erosion, and glaciation during the Cenozoic that produced the modern landscape (United States of America). Significant chapters in this geologic history include the assembly
standards for themselves and the tribe. They were usually very hard workers, working harsh numbers of hours a day to keep the tribe alive. There were hunters, fishers, and many other jobs for people. A non-nomadic people, the Miwoks settled in the Yosemite Valley. My report is on the Miwok Social Life. Games, customs, jobs, and many other things about the Miwok Indians will all be covered in this. The way they lived, what they ate, and what they farmed. They all had a job, some of the women wove baskets
Saturday, 5th of June, 5:30p.m. There’s about 30 minutes left until I arrive at Yosemite. Today went fast for me. Perhaps it’s because I was so occupied, and barely looked at the time all day. I have finally arrived at the park, so I head to book a hotel room. The hotel looks amazing inside, and outside. It looks historical, and old on the outside, but modern, and classy inside. I order dinner, and have a rest in my room. I’ve had enough of walking around today. Tomorrow is my last day here, so I
The high cliffs of granite rock make an impressive background for the waterfall, and the surrounding scenery of the park is famously beautiful to explore. You can see Yosemite Falls from a number of vantage points in the park; you'll get numerous chances to take the perfect shot while you're
Yosemite 4:00 a.m.my brother’s screaming at me to wake up. I get up scared shitless not knowing why he was screaming, having forgotten where we were going this morning. I got out of my bed throwing my blanket across the room. I got dressed, brushed my teeth and went to the kitchen. I looked at the clock. 4:30 a.m. My aunts and uncles started to arrive at my house. The phone rang and it was my uncle calling to tell us that he wasn’t going to be able to go and to not wait on him. So we started