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Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite National Park is located in the central Sierra Nevada of California. It is renown for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves and biological diversity. Glaciers gouged out hundreds of high country lakes. In the springtime minor tributaries collect melting snow and speed it downhill in tendril of icy water, creating seasonal cascades and ephemeral falls.

The park consists of 750,000 acres and offers 800 miles of hiking trails. Yosemite National Park is mostly wilderness, accessible only on foot. The biggest attraction, would have to be Yosemite's famous Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, a stand of some 500 giant sequoias. Some of these trees are 2,000 years old. The Grizzly Giant is renown for its hugh girth and gnarled grandeur. The famous Wawona Tunnel Tree stood here, until it was toppled under a heavy snowfall in 1969.

Yosemite Falls Hike

Distance :7.2 miles

Location : Yosemite National Park...California

This hike is best done in May and June, when the falls are at their best. By August they can be a mear trickle. The trail leaves from the east side of Sunnyside Walk-in campground. After about 1 mile the trail reaches Columbia Rock. Here you have a view of the valley below and Half Dome and Quarter Dome. Another .5 mile, will find you at the Lower Yosemite Falls, then onto the Upper Yosemite Falls. A side trip will take you to Yosemite Point. Here you have a spectacular view of Cloud's Rest, Half Dome, Glacier Point, Cathedral Rocks and a close-up view of Lost Arrow Spire.

Note..The free Yosemite Valley shuttle bus stops at 19 valley locations, at 20 minute intervals every day.

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		To buy hiking/camping gear or get prices visit our equipment store Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park is located in the central Sierra Nevada of California. It is renown for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves and biological diversity. Glaciers gouged out hundreds of high country lakes. In the springtime minor tributaries collect melting snow and speed it downhill in tendril of icy water, creating seasonal cascades and ephemeral falls. The park consists of 750,000 acres and offers 800 miles of hiking trails. Yosemite National Park is mostly wilderness, accessible only on foot. The biggest attraction, would have to be Yosemite's famous Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, a stand of some 500 giant sequoias. Some of these trees are 2,000 years old. The Grizzly Giant is renown for its hugh girth and gnarled grandeur. The famous Wawona Tunnel Tree stood here, until it was toppled under a heavy snowfall in 1969. Yosemite Falls Hike Distance :7.2 miles Location : Yosemite National Park...California This hike is best done in May and June, when the falls are at their best. By August they can be a mear trickle. The trail leaves from the east side of Sunnyside Walk-in campground. After about 1 mile the trail reaches Columbia Rock. Here you have a view of the valley below and Half Dome and Quarter Dome. Another .5 mile, will find you at the Lower Yosemite Falls, then onto the Upper Yosemite Falls. A side trip will take you to Yosemite Point. Here you have a spectacular view of Cloud's Rest, Half Dome, Glacier Point, Cathedral Rocks and a close-up view of Lost Arrow Spire. Note..The free Yosemite Valley shuttle bus stops at 19 valley locations, at 20 minute intervals every day.