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NORTH DOME Best way to wow first-time Yosemite visitors while avoiding valley congestion
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Indian Rock Arch is just off the North Dome trail
By DENNIS WYATT 209 staff reporter Yosemite Valley has become a zoo. It is actually more pleasant this time of year to get stuck in traffic going over the Altamont Pass than it is trying to navigate through the valley floor. Traffic at times will sit for 10 minutes without moving near Curry Village.