Yosemite National Park Documentary - Part 6

Yosemite National Park (pronounced /joʊˈsɛmɨtiː/ yo-SEM-it-ee) is a national park located in the eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of 761,266 acres or 1,189 square miles (3,081 km²) and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain. Yosemite is visited by over 3.5 million people each year, many of whom only spend time in the seven square miles (18 km²) of Yosemite Valley. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological diversity. Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness. Although not the first designated national park, Yosemite was a focal point in the development of the national park idea, largely owing to the work of people like John Muir and Galen Clark.

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[YosemiteNative1]

The Mariposa Battalion sure did find Chief Tenaya and his Band of Paiutes at Pa wiack now called Tenaya Lake. This where they shot Tenaya's son in the back. Tenaya said to the Yokut scout, They would have never found us if it wasnt for you Chow Chitty. Today there is a sign in the Indian village declaring Chow chitty was a famous Miwok bow maker. Yosemite National Park fails the correct history.

[veramann]

The best time to visit Yosemite is during the summer. The winter is too cold.

[fnnopl]

we are the Yosemiters of Yosemite we camp there every year goin back to 2005 we go with a party of 20 to 30 people and we have a blast every time we go goin again in 4/2009