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  2. History of the Yosemite area - Wikipedia

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    Humans may have lived in the Yosemite area as long as 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. [1] Habitation of the Yosemite Valley proper can be traced to about 3,000 years ago, when vegetation and game in the region was similar to that present today; the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada had acorns, deer, and salmon, while the eastern Sierra had pinyon nuts and obsidian. [2]

  3. Geology of the Yosemite area - Wikipedia

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    Animation: Retreating glaciers feed Lake Yosemite and open today's valley. Glacial systems reached depths of up to 4000 feet (1200 m) and left their marks in the Yosemite area. The longest glacier in the Yosemite area ran down the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River for 60 miles (95 km), passing well beyond Hetch Hetchy Valley.

  4. Yosemite Valley - Wikipedia

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    Yosemite Valley (/ j oʊ ˈ s ɛ m ə t i / yoh-SEM-ə-tee; Yosemite, Miwok for "killer") is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California, United States.

  5. Over 4,000 years of history, waterfalls and giant sequoias ...

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    Now we know the valley and surrounding area as Yosemite National Park – one of America’s most popular national parks, with 3,897,070 million visitors in 2023 – designated in 1890. You have ...

  6. Plains and Sierra Miwok - Wikipedia

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    When encountered by immigrants of European descent, the neighboring Southern Sierra Miwok tribe referred to the Yosemite Valley residents as "killers". [15] It is from this reference and a confusion over the word for "grizzly bear" that Bunnell named the valley Yosemite. The native residents called the valley awahni. Today, there is some debate ...

  7. Wawona Tree - Wikipedia

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    Visitors to nearby Sequoia National Park sometimes confuse Yosemite's Fallen Tunnel Tree with Sequoia National Park's Tunnel Log. [10] [11] [12] A modest notice of both the Wawona Tree and another tunnel tree appears in the May 28, 1899 issue of a Sacramento Daily Union article: "In the lower grove there is another tree through which the wagon ...

  8. 8-year-old breaks record for youngest person to climb ...

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    Eight-year-old Sam Baker celebrated completing a record rope ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan with a disco light at the top with his parents. Joe Baker, Sam’s father, posted to Facebook about ...

  9. List of National Historic Landmarks in California - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California.The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]