1. Welcome to the Sierra Nevada…
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Sequoia National Park
2. … California’s famous mountain range…
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Merced River
3. … And the home to the famous California Gold Rush.
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4. It’s also home to a different kind of gold…
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Sequoia National Park
5. … Trees that stretch to the sky…
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6. …And the largest Alpine Lake in North America.
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Lake Tahoe
7. Not to mention a monument that’s anything but Devilish…
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Devil’s Postpile National Monument
8. The Sierra Nevada’s beauty is matchless…
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9. … And undeniable…
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Kings Canyon National Park
10. … From any perspective.
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John Muir Trail
11. Even in terrain so diverse…
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Evelyn Lake, Yosemite National Park
12. … And occasionally treacherous…
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Mount Whitney
13. … You’ll still find life here…
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Lone Pine
14. … And plenty of friends…
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Yosemite National Park
15. … And travel companions.
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16. Honestly, the Sierra Nevada is fun for the entire family.
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Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge
17. Lake Tahoe is one of the few places where taking a long walk off a short pier…
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Lake Tahoe
18. … Is actually a welcome experience.
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Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
19. Just as long as you don’t move further south…
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Half Dome
20. Where the water isn’t quite so still…
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Whitney Portal
21. … You can enjoy the blue skies and mountains all day long.
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Tenaya Lake Dome
22. And when night creeps into the sky, don’t be scared…
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El Capitan
23. … Because the huge mountain sky is full of stars to sing you to sleep.
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Yosemite Valley
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