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The goal of The Yosemite Fund is to help keep Yosemite National Park's beauty alive, now and for future generations. We provide private funding for projects in the park.

Welcome to the Home Page for the YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILROAD FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY UNTIL 1945, it was possible to take a wonderful train ride from Merced to El Portal, California to visit Yosemite National Park. Rather than endure dusty roads and undependable automobiles, vacationers could relax in Pullman accommodations or on the deck of a beautiful observation car and enjoy the trip along ...

Home A - Z Bookstore Art Prints History Muir Weather FAQ Lodging Forum Search Yosemite History: Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865. Introduction Written in 1865 by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted when he served briefly as one of the first Commissioners appointed to manage the grant of the Yosemite Valley and the ...

The Ghosts of Hetch Hetchy, by Gene Rose, part of Restore Hetch Hetchy, by the Sierra Club Hetch Hetchy Task Force ...

Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor are located in the northwest corner of the park away from the main traffic route, and they receive little use in comparison with Yosemite Valley. Both reservoirs are part of the San Francisco water and power-production system. Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at O'Shaughnessy Dam is a popular destination for visitors, who spend a short ...

Hetch Hetchy Timeline, part of Restore Hetch Hetchy, by the Sierra Club Hetch Hetchy Task Force ...