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Yosemite National Park Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide
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California's Sierra Nevada imposes rugged features on a state that many associate with sandy beaches and palm trees. It's a mountain range of great beauty, hidden amid harsh wilderness, and nowhere is the terrain more dramatic than in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. Both combine mountains with meadows, waterfalls with wildflowers, and spectacular geology with awe-inspiring vistas that span, in some cases, nearly the breadth of the state. Together, these parks cover 1.6 million acres (roughly 2,520 sq. miles). They host approximately 6 million visitors a year and are home to thousands of species of plants and animals.
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Top of Nevada Falls Hike
(Yosemite Valley) Happy Isles Shuttle Stop #16 Yosemite National Park, California 95389
Distance: 9.6 Miles (from destination center)
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This very strenuous, seven-mile round-trip hike... Read More
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Top of Half Dome Hike
(Yosemite Valley) Happy Isles Shuttle Stop #16 Yosemite National Park, California 95389
Distance: 9.6 Miles (from destination center)
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If you are in very good shape and willing to... Read More
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Distance: 9.6 Miles (from destination center)
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Walk the valley without having to climb. This... Read More
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