Yosemite

[ yoh-sem-i-tee ]

noun

1. a valley in E California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: a part of Yosemite National Park. 7 miles (11 km) long.

Example Sentences

For a rare, if not lucky, few days a year, Yosemite National Park’s famed El Capitan granite cliff converts into what looks like an active volcano jutting 3,000 feet above the valley floor.

From Los Angeles Times

Sierra Club founder John Muir rhapsodized about the purity of wilderness, supporting the push to protect Yosemite’s lands from the “dirty” influence of the native tribes who inhabited it.

From Salon

Yosemite National Park officials say visitors won’t be required to make reservations to drive into the park for the remainder of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

Rahmani’s pictures don’t come close to filling the screen, although they could easily have been projected that way like snaps from the family trip to Disneyland or Yosemite.

From Los Angeles Times

On second thought, no: that would be like trying to count every pine needle in Yosemite.

From Los Angeles Times