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YOSEMITE PARK: Located in the Sierra Nevada region of California, Yosemite National Park covers a massive area of some 3,000 square kilometres. Visitor numbers exceed 3.5 million per annum and the Park is easily accessible, approximate driving times are four hours from San Francisco and six hours from Los Angeles.
EL CAPITAN: Rising over 900 metres vertically, El Capitan is a granite monolith offering the tourist, rock climber and base jumper an amazing adventure. El Capitan is composed of a course durable granite believed to have been carved by receding glaciers over one million years ago, the granite is highly resistant to erosion. El Capitan was climbed for the first time in 1958, subsequently over one hundred different climbing routes have been established.
THE TUNNEL VIEW: A magnificent view of the Yosemite Valley. To the left, the large rock formation is El Capitan (see images above), adjacent one another in the centre are Clouds Rest and Half Dome and to the right of Half Dome is the Sentinel with a ridge that leads up to the Sentinel Dome. On the far right are the Cathedral Spires and Bridalveil Fall (see image below), (188 metres, single drop). The foreground depicts the heavily timbered Yosemite Valley.
WATERFALLS: Yosemite has numerous waterfalls, the Yosemite Upper and Lower Falls is made up of three falls, the Upper Fall (436 metres), the Middle Cascades (205 metres) and the Lower Fall (97 metres). The Bridalveil Fall (189 metres) is a single drop falls.
MULE DEER: The Mule Deer gets it name from it's large mule-like ears. The Mule Deer inhabits the western half of North America and is readily spotted in the Yosemite Park.
TUOLUMNE GROVE OF GIANT SEQUOIAS: The Giant Sequoia Tree is the largest living thing on the planet, they are not the tallest or the widest trees but they can claim they are the largest by volume. The trees have a life span greater than 3,000 years, grow to 90 metres in height and measure 9 metres around. The trees ultimately fall from their own massive weight, fire scars burnt into old trees are a testament to their fire resistance and longevity. Incredibly the trees sprout from seeds which look like snow flakes as they are released from mature trees cones. The Sierra Nevada mountain range, at elevations above 1,830 metres is the habitat for Giant Sequoia, the trees prefer deep, well drained soils and rely on the abundant water produced from melting snow. They are highly resistant to temperature variations, tolerating -15 to 38 degrees C., the bark on the oldest trees can grow up to 600mm thick.
MORE CALIFORNIA COVERAGE: Please continue my 'California coverage' by selecting from the following pages...
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