Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (2)

Hetch Hetchy Valley rivaled the beauty of Yosemite Valley.

John Muir intentionally drew the boundaries of Yosemite National Park to include Hetch Hetchy.

After the 1906 earthquake, San Francisco maneuvered to dam the Tuolumne River and flood Hetch Hetchy Valley.



Muir, co-founder of the Sierra Club, fought valiantly but lost.


O'Shaughnessy Dam was completed in 1923.



It provides water and electricity to 2.5 million people.

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (1)

Historic Rt. 49 parallels the Sierras.

It winds through rolling countryside.

I took Rt. 49 south, to Rt. 11o.


I crossed the Don Pedro Reservoir.


I turned on Big Oak Flat Road.

I reached the Tuolumne River.



My destination: Yosemite National Park.