约塞米蒂国家公园,位于美国旧金山湾区东部的内华达山脉中。“约塞米蒂(Yosemite)”一词源自印第安语,意即灰熊,是当地印第安部落的图腾。公园以约塞米蒂溪谷为中心,在这个由第四纪冰川切割冲积演化而成的巨大U型山谷内,两旁峭壁上随处可见由冰川切削过的痕迹,蜿蜒的默塞德河(Merced)横贯谷底。公园内地势高度落差极大,有许多雄伟的山峰、幽美的峡谷、清澈的河流以及飘逸 Yosemite National Park, located in the Sierra Nevada east of San Francisco Bay Area. “Yosemite ” is a term derived from the Indian, meaning Grizzlies, is the totem of the local Indian tribes. Park Yosemite Valley as the center, in this Quaternary glacial alluvial evolution evolved from the huge U-shaped valley, on both sides of the cliffs can be seen everywhere by the glacier cut traces of the winding Merced River ( Merced) across the valley. The height of the geopotential height difference between the park, there are many majestic peaks, beautiful gorges, clear rivers and elegant