It is 1200 square miles of deep valleys, grand meadows and ancient giant sequoia trees making a vast wilderness area, which has become one of the United States' premier attractions.
It is 1200 square miles of deep valleys, grand meadows and ancient giant sequoia trees making a vast wilderness area, which has become one of the United States' premier attractions.
HUGE ASSET: Yosemite National Park has inspired plans to improve facilities, which were launched on the banks of Loch Lubnaig.
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David Ross Highland Correspondent
However, Yosemite National Park, one of 58 across the country, is now providing the benchmark for Scotland's first national park to emulate, according to those who run it.
They believe plans for five lochs hold the key to putting it properly on the world stage.
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