| Page Views: 3,302 Last Visit to Yosemite National Park: June, 2006 | The Incomparable Valley (and Park) by chewy3326 - last update: Jun 29, 2006 |
Yosemite is one of the most lauded natural areas in the United States, and for a good reason. It's granite walls, lakes, thousand-foot waterfalls, domes, spires, meadows, and giant trees definitely make up one of America's most beautiful national parks. John Muir called Yosemite Valley the "Incomparable Valley"; I couldn't agree more.
The winter of 2005-2006 brought the sixth-wettest snowpack in history of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite National Park. Originally, I had planned on spending 9 days in the park (1 day in Wawona, 3 days in Yosemite Valley, a day in Hetch Hetchy and 4 days in Tuolumne Meadows), but the late opening of Tioga Road (June 17) forced us to only spend a day at Tuolumne Meadows. |
|  | Sequoias, canyons, and the High Sierra This is a very diverse and easily accessible park, which makes the park very crowded. Giant weekend crowds and traffic jams can be a headache, but mosquitoes that outnumber the crowds by a few million times become a bigger headache on weekdays.
The park can be split into five basic sections: Wawona/Mariposa Grove, Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Hetch Hetchy, and Tioga Road/Tuolumne Meadows. Most visitors head straight to Yosemite Valley, the most famous part of the park; but you can find some solitude around Tuolumne Meadows and Hetch Hetchy. |
|  | No matter how much time you don't have to visit this park, if you're going to visit Yosemite, please spend more than a day. Not only will you enjoy the park more, you'll give Yosemite the respect it deserves. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful and magnificent scenery, a lot of waterfalls" | | Cons: | "Crowds, mosquitoes, very hot summer days" |
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Jerelis Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:42 UTC Amazing site about Yosemite. Very beautiful! Pretty weird to see water running at Yosemite Falls, as we were there when it was all dried out! | goingsolo Sun Sep 24, 2006 22:44 UTC Sounds like you really got to see the park. I envy you having the time to do it and wish I could have spent more time here. Hoping to return someday! | RafaelTheSecond Mon Sep 4, 2006 14:16 UTC One day I will read a book about Yosemite and for sure you will be the writer!;)))))) | Shihar Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:02 UTC Top 5 Yosemite National Park... Here you come! Definately worth it! |
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