// Pacific Coast · 7–10 days
Sierra Nevada Sampler
Tahoe blue, Yosemite granite, and the world's largest trees in one Sierra arc.
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Stop 01Lake TahoeCalifornia & Nevada · 3 days · best june–september & december–march (ski)The largest alpine lake in North America — cobalt water ringed by Sierra granite.
Emerald BaySand HarborHeavenly gondola- Stop 02YosemiteCalifornia · 2 days · best may–october
Granite cliffs, towering waterfalls, and giant sequoias in the Sierra Nevada.
Half DomeEl CapitanYosemite Falls 
Stop 03Kings CanyonCalifornia · 2 days · best summerA granite gorge deeper than Grand Canyon, home to General Grant's giant sequoia.
General Grant TreeZumwalt MeadowMist Falls
Stop 04SequoiaCalifornia · 1 day · best summerHome to General Sherman, the largest living tree on the planet by volume.
General Sherman TreeMoro RockCrystal Cave
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Brown bears, tidewater glaciers, and the tallest peak in North America.
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Cliff-clinging Amalfi villages and the Dolomite spires of the north.
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Machu Picchu sunrise, Huayhuash glacier ridges, and Tambopata jungle nights.
- Appalachian Heritage6–9 days · 4 parks
Blue-misted ridges, deep caves, and the wildest gorge in the East.