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Yosemite National Park (Yosemite National Park) is one of the most
beautiful national parks in the United States, located at the Western
foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in central California, USA. Park to
the Yosemite Valley as the center, the Merced River Canyon with the
flow, as well as some waterfalls, including the famous Yosemite falls.
There are many beautiful mountain landscape, terrain fall within the
park, constantly greeted by mountains and valleys, rivers, waterfalls, a
majestic view of the valley in the extraordinary as if done by the
spirits.
Dressing Guide
The climate in Yosemite National Park belongs to the Mediterranean
climate, that is to say, most of the precipitation occurs in the warm
winter, and the other seasons are quite dry. (in the long, hot summer,
less than three percent of the precipitation), due to the mountain
thrust (orographic lift), the precipitation increased to 8000 feet (2400
meters) above sea level.
Historical culture
Yosemite National Park was founded in October 1, 1890, is the third
National Park in the history of the United states. The National Park was
built to protect the first two beautiful natural landscapes and
ecosystems in the region. "Yosemite" means that the Grizzlies in Indian,
Indian is the local Aboriginal totem. It has been said that more than
one thousand years ago, the Indians of North America lived and
multiplied in this vast valley. In 1864, President Lincoln will be
designated as Yosemite Valley protected areas, so the Yosemite Valley is
regarded as the birthplace of modern conservation movement. In 1984,
UNESCO as a natural heritage, included in the world heritage list.
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