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Vernal Fall
is a 317-foot waterfall on the Merced
River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. Vernal Fall, as well as Nevada Fall, is clearly visible
from Glacier Point. The waterfall runs all year long, although by the end of
summer it is substantially reduced in volume and can split into multiple
strands, rather than a single curtain of water. Source
Rolling Hills
is a city in the Palos Verdes Hills, in Los Angeles County, California, United
States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,860, down from 1,871
at the 2000 census. The city borders Rolling Hills Estates to the north and Rancho
Palos Verdes on all other sides, the city maintains a ranch character, with no traffic
lights. Source
Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak. The total 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall qualifies Yosemite Falls as the sixth highest waterfall in the world. Source
Yosemite National
Park is a United States National
Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the
central eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. Yosemite is one of the
largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park
supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range
from 2,127 to 13,114 feet and contains five major vegetation zones, lower
montane forest, upper montane forest, subalpine zone. Source
The Redwood National and State Parks are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. Comprising Redwood National Park (established 1968). The National Park Service and the California Department of Parks and Recreation administratively combined Redwood National Park with the three abutting Redwood State Parks in 1994 for the purpose of cooperative forest management and stabilization of forests and watersheds as a single unit. The ecosystem of the RNSP preserves a number of threatened animal species such as the Brown Pelican. Source
Huntington Lake (formerly, Basin) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on the west end of Huntington Lake 2 miles north of Big Creek, at an elevation of 7027 feet. The Basin post office opened in 1913, the name was changed to Huntington Lake in 1916. Huntington Lake has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. Source
