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The Yosemite Valley is nestled in the heart of the Yosemite National Park and accessible by State Highway 120, 140, and highway 41.
The Yosemite Valley is located within the western part of the Yosemite Park. The Yosemite Valley is located about 200 Miles east of San Francisco. It takes about 4 hour driving from San Francisco Bay Area to get to the Yosemite Valley through the Sierra Nevada high country. The Valley is roughly 6 Miles long and less than one mile wide. The Merced River takes its source in the Yosemite Valley. The River runs through the Yosemite Valley dividing it into north bank and south bank. The flatness of the Yosemite green Valley Floor is in sharp contrast with the surround Giant Granite Domes and towering Cliffs including Half Dome, El Capitan, the three brothers, Cathedral Rocks , among other granite cliffs.
The Yosemite Valley is also home to North America’s highest waterfalls. The 2,425 ft Yosemite Waterfalls are actually three falls in one, the upper fall, the middle fall and the lower fall.

Bridalveil Fall is also a famous destination for hikers all levels. Bridalveil Fall is the first water fall the profiles in the horizon as visitors start winding their road down to the Yosemite Valley. Nevada Fall and Vernal Fall are unique but can’t be seen from the Yosemite Valley, An hour hike from the Yosemite Valley Floor is required to see these Giant Waterfalls.

The Yosemite U shape strikes first time visitors. The Giant Granite Walls surround the Yosemite Valley from all sides. This would be the perfect setting for a science fiction movie thanks to its giants demission and natural wonders.
In the course of time, the geology of the Yosemite Valley has curved from a V to a U shape creating deep canyons and steep hanging valleys such El Capitan and Half Dome that became the symbol of the Valley.

The Biology of the Yosemite is also very interesting. You may run into a bear , a coyote or an Elk in the Yosemite Valley. The variety of conifers in the valley is quiet amazing. You can see and picture the imposing red bark trees called Incense-cedars but also, ponderosa Pines, Sugar Pines, Lodgepole Pines, white & red firs as well. If you scan very well as you hike in the Yosemite Valley Floor , you may see some young Giant Sequoias along the Merced River! Learn more about the Yosemite Valley…

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