Yosemite national park project brianna leo alexis jeff

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