The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States that lies between the Central Valley (a flat, elongated valley that dominates the interior of California) and the Great … More
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Yosemite, Part 5: The Ansel Adams Gallery
According to the website for the Ansel Adams Gallery, located within the heart of Yosemite Valley, it: “strives to cultivate … More
Yosemite, Part 2: Hetch Hetchy Valley
The Hetch Hetchy Valley, a V-shaped river canyon cut out by the ancestral Tuolumne River during the last glacial period … More
Wild Elephant Valley
Wild Elephant Valley is a forest park located about 29 miles from Jinghong City in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture … More
Yosemite, Part 1: Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park in Northern California covers an area of just under 1,170 sq mi and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra … More
Traces of Places 