Article: Three valleys. (Special Advertising Feature).

Beginning in the Central Valley and climbing to Yosemite Valley, with an excursion into Owens Valley, this route is filled with natural wonders.

* Driving distance: 850mi/1,386km

FRESNO. Gateway city to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks. In the heart of town is 159-acre Roeding Regional Park, which has amusement rides, a zoo, a rain forest, and a herpetorium. As for Fresno County, it is one of the nation's leading agricultural areas, boasting more than a million irrigated acres. From Fresno, take Hwy. 41 north to.

* Suggested time: 4-6 days

JUNCTION WITH HWY. 145 (20mi/32km). Enjoy a 9-mile detour east to Millerton ...

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