Your National Parks Part 31

To Happy Isles, Mirror Lake, the Village, Cathedral Rocks, Bridal Veil Falls, El Capitan, round trip 3.25

To Happy Isles, Mirror Lake, the Village, Cathedral Rocks, Bridal Veil Falls, El Capitan, Artist and Inspiration Points, round trip 4.50

To Artist and Inspiration Points, round trip 3.00

From Yosemite Valley:--

To Wawona, one way 5.50

To Wawona, round trip 9.50

To Mariposa Big Tree Grove and return to Wawona 7.75

To Mariposa Big Tree Grove, round trip 11.25

To Mariposa Big Trees and return via Inspiration Point and Wawona, including side trip Chinquapin to Glacier Point and return 16.25

To Glacier Point, one way 5.50

To Glacier Point, round trip 9.50

To Tuolumne Big Trees, one way 2.50

To Tuolumne Big Trees, round trip 4.25

To Tenaya Lake via Tuolumne Big Trees, one way 8.75

To Tenaya Lake via Tuolumne Big Trees, round trip 15.25

To Soda Springs via Tuolumne Big Trees, one way 10.00

To Soda Springs via Tuolumne Big Trees, round trip 17.50

From Glacier Point:--

To Mariposa Big Tree Grove and return to Valley or Glacier Point 11.25

To Wawona, one way 5.50

To Wawona, round trip 9.50

The automobile rates from Yosemite Village to El Portal, Fresno, and Merced are given in connection with the account of the railroad connections.

Princ.i.p.al Points of Interest

_Distances from Yosemite Post-Office to Princ.i.p.al Points in Yosemite Valley_ _Miles_ Basket Dome (top of) 9.0 Northeast Camp Ahwahnee 1.0 West Camp Curry 1.0 East Camp Lost Arrow .5 North Clouds' Rest 11.0 East El Capitan 3.5 West Glacier Point 4.5 South Glacier Point Hotel and Camp 4.5 South Half Dome (foot of) 3.0 East Happy Isles 2.5 East Liberty Cap 5.5 East Mirror Lake 3.0 East Mount Watkins (top of) 9.0 East Nevada Falls 6.0 East North Dome (top of) 11.0 Northeast Sentinel Rock 1.0 West Tenaya Canon 4.0 East Union Point 3.0 South Vernal Falls 5.0 East Yosemite Falls .5 North

Mariposa Big Tree Grove

SIZES OF BIG TREES IN MARIPOSA GROVE

[_All dimensions are in feet_]

----------------------+------+------------+--------+------------+-------- _Girth _Approximate _Girth _Approximate at diameter about diameter _Trees_ base_ at base_ 10 feet about _Height_ above 10 feet ground_ above ground_ ----------------------+------+------------+--------+------------+-------- Grizzly Giant 93 29.6 64.5 20.5 204 Faithful Couple 94 29.9 63 20 244 Michigan 55.5 17.7 40 12.7 257 Fresno 63 20 38.5 12.2 273 Columbia 80.5 25.6 52 16.5 294 Old Guard (South Tree) 45 14.3 31 9.9 244 Lafayette 92.5 29.4 53 16.9 273 Nevada 48.5 15.4 35 11.1 278 General Sherman 63 20 41.5 13.2 267 General Grant 67 21.3 42 13.4 271 General Sheridan 76 24.2 51 16.2 263 Philadelphia 61.5 19.6 50.5 16.1 275 St. Louis 73 23.2 51 16.2 269 Lincoln 72 22.9 54.5 17.3 258 Washington 92 29.3 65 20.7 235 William McKinley 70 22.3 46.5 14.8 243 General Logan 76 24.2 49.5 15.7 259 Galen Clark 59.5 18.9 47 14.9 238 Pittsburgh 53.5 17 41 13 242 Vermont 47 14.9 38 12.1 257 Wawona (26 feet through opening) .. .. 60.5 19.2 227 New York 52 16.5 45.5 14.5 237 Forest Queen 53.5 17 38 12.1 219 Boston 58 18.4 47 14.9 248 Chicago 57 18.1 40.5 12.9 223 Whittier 62 19.7 47 14.9 268 Longfellow 51.5 16.4 43 13.7 273 Captain A. E. Wood 52 16.5 40 12.7 310 Mark Twain 53 16.9 41 13 331 Mississippi 54.5 17.3 37.5 11.9 269 Stonewall Jackson 53 16.9 38.5 12.2 265 Georgia 48 15.3 35 11.1 270 South Carolina 74 23.5 54.5 17.3 264 -----------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------

Princ.i.p.al Points reached from the Camps

All the places listed below may be reached on horseback and return made to camp in one day:--

From Merced Lake Lodge:-- Merced Soda Springs.

Washburn Lake.

From Tenaya Lake Lodge:-- White Cascades.

Le Conte Falls.

California Falls.

From Tuolumne Soda Spring Lodge:-- Donohue Pa.s.s.

Mount Lyell.

Tuolumne Meadows.

Tuolumne Pa.s.s.

Height of Summits in Yosemite Valley

_Height above pier near _Name_ Sentinel Hotel_[1]

(_feet_) Artist Point 739 Basket Dome 3,642 Cathedral Rocks 2,591 Cathedral Spires 2,154 Clouds' Rest 5,964 Columbia Rock 1,071 Eagle Peak 3,813 El Capitan 3,604 Glacier Point 3,254 Half Dome 4,892 Leaning Tower 1,903 Liberty Cap 3,112 North Dome 3,571 Old Inspiration Point 2,643 Panorama Point 2,264 Profile Cliff 3,543 Pulpit Rock 765 Sentinel Dome 4,157 Stanford Point 2,699 Washington Column 1,952 Yosemite Point 2,975

[1] This pier is 3962 feet above sea-level.

Height of Waterfalls in Yosemite Valley

_Feet_ Yosemite Falls 1,430 Lower Yosemite Falls 320 Nevada Falls 594 Vernal Falls 317 Illilouette Falls 370 Bridal Veil Falls 620 Ribbon Falls 1,612 Widow's Tears Falls 1,170

Clothing and Equipment

As the best trips are made afoot or on horseback the tourist should carry only such extra clothing as may be transported in a haversack or rucksack. If additional material is carried it is necessary to hire a pack-horse at additional expense. The best outfit for men consists of woolen riding-breeches, flannel shirt, stout shoes, sneakers, woolen army socks, light weight woolen underwear, a felt hat, a sweater, and a pair of smoked gla.s.ses. As it seldom rains in the summer it is not necessary to carry a poncho. If many trips are made in automobiles a linen duster is advisable. Women should wear riding-breeches, woolen middy blouse, and woolen stockings, with puttees or leggings, a man's felt hat, and other clothing as described for men.

Camping outfits may be obtained from the store of the Desmond Park Service Company at Yosemite Village, and provisions may be obtained at the Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Soda Springs, and Merced Lake Lodges.

Tourists desiring to rent camp equipment should make the necessary arrangements before their arrival in the Park. Prices for regular outfits are as follows:--

_Price List for Camping Outfits_

----------------+---------+----------+----------+------------- _Persons in _One _Two _Three _One month_ party_ week_ weeks_ weeks_ ----------------+---------+----------+----------+------------- One $5.00 $6.50 $7.50 $8.00 Two 7.50 9.00 9.50 10.00 Three 9.00 10.50 11.50 12.00 Four 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 Five 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 Six 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 ----------------+---------+----------+----------+-------------