which is now underwater in Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, held back by the O’Shaughnessy Dam that impounds the Tuolumne River inside Yosemite National Park. The system also includes the company town of ...

If you’re on the hunt for some of the most breathtaking waterfalls in Yosemite National Park, you’ve come to the right place. From the towering cascades of Yosemite Falls to the enchanting mist of ...

According to a timeline published by the National Park Service, the possibility of damming the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite to create a reservoir for San Francisco had been under consideration ...

Yosemite National Park is one of America's most famous ... in part, man-made! The Hetch Hetchy reservoir is a large lake in the park's quiet northwestern corridor, nestled snugly in the ...

the sequoia-rich Mariposa Grove and the Hetch Hetchy reservoir will remain open. More than three million people visit Yosemite each year, according to National Park Service statistics. Spring is ...

Covering an area of more than 750,000 acres, Yosemite National Park is abundant evidence ... northwest side of Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy features the O'Shaughnessy Dam, which today supplies drinking ...

A bit off the typical Yosemite road trip itinerary, a trip to the Hetch Hetchy Valley in the northwest corner of the park surrounds visitors ... near the O'Shaughnessy Dam. To get an up-close ...

John Muir was one of the earliest advocates of the national park idea ... Francisco from building a dam and creating a massive water reservoir in Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Valley, ended in bitter ...

named the "Rim Fire," has been burning since August 17 and has crossed into Yosemite National Park. As the above graphic illustrates, it is getting dangerously close to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir ...