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This is real content from the app. A GPS-triggered drive from San Francisco, a valley walk with 15 stops, and four audio series — all waiting for you when you visit the park.

Drive · 16 GPS stops · 191 miles Valley walk · 15 stops 4 audio series · 21 episodes
San Francisco to Yosemite drive
01The Drive
SF to Yosemite · 16 GPS stops
 Yosemite Valley
02The Walk
Valley floor · 15 GPS stops
 Yosemite audio series
03Audio Series
4 series · 21 episodes
01 — The Drive

San Francisco to Yosemite

191 miles via CA-120. Audio triggers automatically as you pass — wind turbines at Altamont, a valley sinking under its own weight, a drowned Gold Rush town under Don Pedro Reservoir, the aftermath of the 2013 Rim Fire, and the Gates of the Valley. Here are four stops from the route.

Drive tour
191 miles · ~4 hours · 16 GPS stops · 5 passage notes · via I-580, I-205, CA-120
1
San Francisco City Hall's Grand Dome
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Altamont Pass Wind Farm Pioneers
Mile 49
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14
Table Mountain: A River Turned Upside Down
Mile 122
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21
Camp Curry and the Famous Firefall
Mile 186
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02 — In the Park

Yosemite Valley Walk

15 stops across the valley floor — Yosemite Falls, El Capitan Meadow, Bridalveil Fall, the Ahwahnee, Happy Isles, and more. Audio triggers automatically as you walk.

Yosemite Valley
1
Lower Yosemite Fall Up Close
Yosemite Falls
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2
El Capitan Is One Single Rock
El Capitan Meadow
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4
Pohono and the Spirit Wind
Bridalveil Fall
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8
The Ahwahnee and Its Hidden Steel
The Ahwahnee Hotel
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03 — Audio Series

Go deeper

Four series of audio essays — 21 episodes total. They download once and trigger automatically anywhere in the park. Geology, history, wildlife, and conservation.

Geology
The Granite Story: Sculpted by Time and Ice
From molten magma underground to the glacier-carved valley you can walk today.
5 episodes
1
Born From Fire Beneath the Earth
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2
When Glaciers Carved a Valley Deep
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3
How Granite Peels Itself Into Shape
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4
Hanging Valleys Feed Yosemite's Giant Falls
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5
Cliffs That Never Stop Falling Apart
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History
Voices of the Valley: Yosemite's Human History
The Ahwahnee people, Gold Rush violence, Lincoln's land grant, Muir's campaigns, and the Buffalo Soldiers.
6 episodes
1
Ahwahnee: Yosemite's Original Name and People
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2
Gold Rush Violence Opened Yosemite Valley
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3
Lincoln's Wartime Gift to the Nation
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4
John Muir's Campaign to Save Yosemite
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5
Buffalo Soldiers Who Patrolled Yosemite's Wilderness
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6
Ansel Adams Turned Landscapes Into Arguments
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Wildlife
Wild Encounters: Life in Yosemite
Black bears, bighorn sheep, 262 bird species, and the mountain lions most visitors never see.
5 episodes
1
Four Hundred Species Call Yosemite Home
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2
Black Bears That Aren't Actually Black
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3
Mule Deer and Their Shadow Predators
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4
Over 262 Bird Species Call Yosemite Home
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5
Bighorn Sheep Reclaim Yosemite's High Peaks
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Conservation
Stewards of the Sierra: Protecting Yosemite's Future
Four million visitors a year on fragile ground — the ongoing effort to keep Yosemite intact.
5 episodes
1
Where the National Park Idea Took Root
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2
Four Million Feet on Fragile Ground
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3
Healing the Land One Meadow at a Time
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4
Turning Four Million Visitors' Trash Around
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5
How Volunteers Help Shape Yosemite's Future
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