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	Early departure to Yosemite following Historic Highway 49, which winds and meanders through mining towns of days gone by, when James Marshall discovered Gold in California at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 and set off the largest gold rush in history.</p>
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	A stop will be made in the charming town of &nbsp;Columbia, known as the “Gem of the Southern Mines”.</p>
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	Continue to Yosemite National Park, the most popular natural tourist destination in California. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yosemite Valley with its majestic rock formations and breathtaking waterfalls.</p>
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	In late afternoon, travel &nbsp;through the fertile San Joaquin Valley, known as the fruit bowl of the nation, to Fresno, the final &nbsp;destination today</p>