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Yosemite Mountain Sugar
Pine Railroad
An exciting 4-mile railroad excursion at Yosemite Park's south gate on
highway 41.
Bass lake
Located in the Western Sierra Mountains, just 8 miles from Oakhurst.
Yosemite
National Park
Open all year long and called the Jewel of the National Park system.
Highway 49
Approximately 5.6 miles away. Drive through Gold Country - shop for
antiques - discover history of Wild West.
Local wineries
White water rafting in
nearby Merced River Only six miles away. Choice of eight rafting companies. One option of
rafting companies is Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions at
http://www.zrafting.com.
Yosemite
Falls is the tallest waterfall in North America, and the 5th highest
free-falling waterfall in the world at 2,425 feet. There is also a
lower
falls area near Yosemite Village.
The Grizzly Giant in the Mariposa Grove of
Giant
Sequoias is one of the world's largest and oldest trees, almost
three thousand years old and 96 feet around at the base.
El Capitan is one of the largest exposed granite
monoliths in the world, standing 3,593 feet from base to summit.
Tuolumne Meadows, at 8,575 feet elevation, is the
largest sub-alpine meadow in the Sierra Nevada.
Established in 1935, Badger Pass Ski Resort offers
vacationers five lifts, nine downhill runs, and miles of cross-country
skiing.
The high Sierra at its best, Glacier
Point, has breathtaking views of the Valley floor and
spectacular waterfalls.
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