Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:59:59 -800

We made it to ! In the
early 1910s, the city of San Francisco deemed that they needed a reservoir
high in the mountains to supply them with drinking water. After much
cantankerous debate about whether or not to build in Hetch Hetchy or Yosemite
Valley, the Tuolumne River was cut off, flooding Hetch Hetchy Valley into what
we have today (pa030198 - 201a). For the price of admission into the park, one
can drive up to the dam, walk around on the top (pa030355), and hike the trails
around the reservoir for some awesome views!