Not long after the Sierra uplift began, the Earth cooled, marking the beginning of the time period known as the Pleistocene (Ice Age) Epoch. Glaciers formed in the Sierra highlands and advanced down former stream channels, carving U-shaped valleys. The sheer walls and hanging valleys of Yosemite National Park are a product of this chilly past. Yosemite National Park, California—  .
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