Yosemite: An American Treasure - National Geographic Park Profiles trees It introduces the largest soaring

It introduces the largest soaring bird in the continental United States to a broad audience and at the same time presents an important case study of a critically endangered species

In September 1965

and GPS coordinates at key intersections

nearly 300 campsites

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Yosemite: An American Treasure - National Geographic Park Profiles trees It introduces the largest soaringThe beauty and the grandeur of Yosemite National Park beckon 4. 1 million visitors each year. Some are rock climbers, come to challenge Yosemite's granite. Some, en route to the backcountry, come for solitude. But by far the greatest number come to experience the view from the valley. Author Kenneth Brower details the captivating variety of Yosemite's plants and animals. He chronicles how rivers of ice shaped the valley and relates the saga of the