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The Crane Flat Fire Lookout in Yosemite National Park was built in 1931. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, the lookout is a two-story structure with a lower storage or garage level and an upper observation level, with an overhanging roof. Design work was carried out by the National Park Service Landscape Division.
North of Big Oak Flat Rd., near Crane Cr., Yosemite National Park: Aspen Valley: part of the Historic Park Landscapes in National and State Parks Multiple Property Submission (MPS) 7: Degnan's Restaurant: Degnan's Restaurant
Tuolumne Grove is a giant sequoia grove located near Crane Flat in Yosemite National Park, at the southeastern edge of the Tuolumne River watershed. [1] It is about 16 miles (26 km) west of Yosemite Village on Tioga Pass Road. The grove contains many conifers, including a few Sequoiadendron giganteum as well as Abies concolor and Pinus lambertiana.
The park can be divided into five sections—Yosemite Valley, Wawona/Mariposa Grove/Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows, Hetch Hetchy, and Crane Flat/White Wolf. [134] Numerous books describe park trails, while the National Park Service provides free information.
After leaving Crane Flat, Big Oak Flat Road turns southeast towards Yosemite Valley, while SR 120 continues east as Tioga Pass Road (or often simply Tioga Road). [2] The highway retains that name as it travels through Tuolumne Meadows , over Tioga Pass at an elevation of 9,945 feet, and through the Lee Vining Canyon on its 59-mile (95 km ...
A section of Yosemite National Park in central California near a historic hotel has been closed as officials examine a 200-foot crack that opened up on the western side of the Royal Arches formation.
The flat floor of Yosemite Valley holds both forest and large open meadows, which have views of the surrounding crests and waterfalls. Below is a description of these features, looking first at the walls above, moving west to east as a visitor does when entering the valley, then visiting the waterfalls and other water features, returning east ...
Police in New Mexico said a 16-year-old teen killed four members of his family including his mom, dad and siblings over the weekend.