View of a river in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, CA
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- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- Unknown
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- Yosemite National Park, California
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- This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved
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View of a river in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Water flows over a ridge of rock in the middle of the river. Trees grow on either bank, and mountain cliff rise up in the background.
Yosemite National Park was one of the earliest national parks. Formed in 1890, it was preceded only by Yellowstone and Sequoia National Parks. Its creation was advocated by naturalists such as John Muir and Galen Clark, as well as many other influential figures. Today, it protects and preserves a broad variety of flora, fauna, geography, and Native American heritage. It is famous for its waterfalls, but visitors can also enjoy lush meadows, craggy rock ridges, and mammoth sequoias. 95 percent of the park’s 747,956 acres is designated wilderness.
