Yosemite national park project brianna leo alexis jeff
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lead by: Brianna, Alexis, and Jeffery
Name: Upper Falls
Elevation: 1,430 ft
What will we do:
We will take the trail from the
valley floor up to the lower falls the
middle cascades and up to the
upper falls. There we will overlook a
viewpoint showing the upper falls
of Yosemite National Park.
You can find: Giant Sequoias Dogwood trees Cedar and wildflowers
like
The Mariposa lily and the shooting
star
You can find: Bald eagles Hawks Elk Moose Mountain lions and bighorn sheep
In Yosemite creek you can find: River catfish Alligator gar and spring peppers (tiny frog)
Our transportation to Yosemite Falls: We will walk on a trail from the entrance to get to Yosemite Falls.
Name: El Capitan
Elevation: 3,000 ft
What we will do: We will
take the trail from the valley
next to Yosemite Falls
making our way westwards.
(El Capitan is a favorite
challenge for rock climbers)
You can find:Redwood treesGiant Sequoias WildflowersOak treesand gray pine trees
You can find: Black bearsElkMule deerCoyotesBobcats Bighorn sheepCane toads hawksand marmots
(weird beaver creature)
Our Transportation to El Capitan:We will walk through the valley and right
next door is El Capitian.
Name: Half Dome
Elevation: 4,737 ft
What we will do: We will
head up to Half dome possibly
the parks highest rock formation
and the most familiar
You can find:RedwoodsGiant SequoiasCedarFirOak treesWhite pine and wildflowers
You can find:Bald eaglesHawksSteller’s jaysElkMooseSkunksMule deerWolfsBighorn sheepand black bears
Our transportation to Half Dome:We will walk westwards in the vally for 15
to 20 minutes until we get to Half Dome.
Name: Mariposa Grove
Elevation: 1,200
What we will do: We will head
into the Mariposa Grove
to see the giant Sequoia trees
( Mariposa means Butterfly in
Spanish, millions of butterflies
migrate to Calafornia to survive
the winter, the Sequoia trees
are literaly covered in monach
butterflies.)
Redwood trees giant Sequoias wild flowers
Marmots Coytes Elk Moose Mule deer Black bears Eagles Hawks and chipmunks
Our transportation to the Mariposa Grove:We will bycicle to the Mariposa grove in
the forest.
www. Wikipedia.org/wiki/yosemite_falls www. Wikipedia.org/wiki/el capitian www. Wikipedia.org/wiki/half_dome www. Wikipedia.org/wiki/yosemite_fauna www. Wikipedia.org/wiki/yosemite_flora