Continuing up the north road we pass thru ~El Capitan Meadows~, where were the Indian villages of Aw´-o-koi-e, He-le´-jah, Ha-eng´-ah and Yu-a´-chah. As we skirt the base of the almost vertical wall, the stage driver will generally point out more or less interesting images. Chief among these is Tote-ack-ah-noo-la, the "Rock Chief" of the Indians, whose title was translated into Spanish to make the present name. In a shallow niche 1189 feet above the road stands a hardy Jeffrey pine 82.4 feet in height and two feet in diameter. Across the river are the massive ~Cathedral Rocks~ and the delicately pinnacled ~Cathedral Spires~. Further up the canyon the massively sculptured pyramids, the ~Three Brothers~, rise abruptly to the north. Opposite them the road to the ~Bear Pits~ turns into the woods. Turning northeast, our road passes ~Rocky Point~ at their base. This is We-äck, the place where Chief Tenaya's three sons were captured in 1851. One mile beyond is ~Yosemite Lodge~, one of the two large hotel-camps of the valley. The main buildings occupy the site of Koom-i´-ne, the largest and most important of the old Indian villages. Just northward the ~Yosemite Fall~ makes its triple plunge of 2600 feet, the highest waterfall in the world. The upper fall drops 1430 feet sheer. Crossing the azalia-bordered ~Yosemite Creek~, the road skirts a wide meadow and turns sharply across the valley. To the left is a magnificent panorama of the ~Royal Arches~, ~North Dome~, ~Washington Column~ and the precipice of ~Glacier Point~. At the right the great obelisk of ~The Sentinel~ rises from the south wall. Crossing Sentinel Bridge to ~Yosemite Village~ we halt at the ~Sentinel Hotel~ which, with the cottages opposite, occupies the site of the old Indian village Haw-kaw-koo´-e-tah, the home of the band called Yo-ham´-i-te, for whom the valley was named. A short distance beyond is the office of the U.S. National Park Service, where all campers should stop and register. We continue up the canyon, now paralleling the south river margin thru a beautiful pine, fir and cedar forest. Thru the trees we now and then catch a glimpse of the ~Quarter Domes~ beyond the dominating ~Half Dome~, and finally the summit of ~Clouds Rest~. Three-quarters of a mile from the village is the picturesque ~Sierra Club Lodge~ at the right of the road. A short distance further is ~Camp Curry~, delightfully situated among the giant pines and cedars at the base of the towering cliff of Glacier Point. At this spot was the large Indian village of Too-yu´-yu´-yu, and a short distance to the northeast in the meadow was Too-lah´-kah´-mah. This famous hostelry, Camp Curry, is the final destination of all stages. The road continues up the canyon to Happy Isles. ROAD TRIP I-A POHONO BRIDGE TO YOSEMITE _via_ BRIDALVEIL ROAD (5 miles--20 minutes by stage)