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Yosemite National Park (/ j oʊ ˈ s ɛ m ɪ t i / yoh-SEM-ih-tee [5]) is a national park of the United States in California. [6] [7] It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest.
Yosemite Sam (/ j oʊ ˈ s ɛ m ɪ t i / yoh-SEM-ih-tee) [2] is a cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park in California. His real name is Aloysius Bartholamew Sam. [3] He is an adversary of Bugs Bunny and his archenemy alongside Elmer ...
Chief Teneiya (d. 1853) was a leader in Yosemite Valley. His father was Ahwahnechee. [4] He led his band away from Yosemite to settle with Paiutes in eastern California. [11] Tenaya has descendants living today. The U.S. federal government evicted Yosemite Native people from the park in 1851, 1906, 1929, and 1969. [12]
You have likely heard of its world-famous sites, such as Yosemite Falls, El Capitan and the towering ancient sequoia trees. “Yosemite National Park is such an iconic national park. We attract ...
Yosemite Valley (/ j o ... mistakenly believing that was the native name. [18] The term is from the Southern Sierra Miwok word Yohhe'meti, meaning "they are killers ...
El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained granite approximately 100 MYA (million years old). In addition to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley.
But Yosemite's natural wonders have the manicured sheen of a famous name. Kings Canyon is its untamed, serene cousin. When I asked a ranger the name of a nearby cliff, they quipped: "We don't name ...
Joseph R. Walker (December 13, 1798 – October 27, 1876) was a mountain man and experienced scout.He established the segment of the California Trail, the primary route for the emigrants to the gold fields during the California gold rush, from Fort Hall, Idaho to the Truckee River.