News and images of the incomparable beauty of Yosemite quickly spread, bringing more tourists to the area. In those early days, visiting Yosemite required a two-day ... of a national park ...

Covering an area of more than 750,000 acres, Yosemite National Park is abundant evidence ... supplies drinking water to 2.4 million Bay Area residents. Back in the day, this dam was fiercely ...