From Yosemite we follow the ~Big Oak Flat Road~ (Road Trips VI and IV) to the road junction one mile north of ~Carl Inn~, a resort on the ~South Fork of the Tuolumne River~. At this junction (23.4 miles from Yosemite) we turn to the left on the old ~Hog Ranch Road~, which bears to the northwest thru the pines of the Stanislaus National Forest. The following six-mile drive to ~Mather~ is entirely thru delightful woods and meadows--a country quite attractive but with no startling scenic effects. At Mather is the ~Hog Ranch Ranger Station~, which is connected by telephone with Yosemite and outside points. Here we again enter ~Yosemite National Park~. In the nine-mile rail-motor excursion to Hetch Hetchy we first traverse a dense pine forest for one mile and then, emerging at the rim of ~Tuolumne Canyon~, have a wonderfully scenic ride to our destination. ~Hetch Hetchy~ is a deeply sculptured Yosemite-like valley with the broad meadows of its level floor flanked by dominating castellated cliffs. Its most impressive feature is ~Kolana Rock~, a massive promontory buttressing the precipitous south wall. The two great waterfalls--~Tueeulala~, the spirit of gracefulness, and ~Wapama~, the very soul of power--tumble over the north ramparts at the upper end of the valley. Fortunate, indeed, will be the visitors of the next few seasons, for the great gorge will be as yet unflooded. ROAD TRIP VI YOSEMITE TO EL PORTAL _via_ EL CAPITAN ROAD (15 miles--1-1/2 hours by stage) The final hour in Yosemite National Park--that generally spent in the ride from the valley to El Portal--is one of interest, but it must be admitted, of anti-climax. Facing westward we lose the wonderful views which burst upon us in entering, but the trip, for all of that, is attractive. From Yosemite Village either the Bridalveil or the El Capitan Road may be followed. The former is the more scenic and is described as Road Trip VI-A. The latter is set forth in the following text.