jesselindemann/Getty Imagesjesselindemann/Getty Images San Francisco Travel Outdoors Presented By Hike, bike, and explore one of the most beautiful places in the world with the whole family Presented By I’m always surprised when an L.A. or San Francisco friend mentions that they haven’t been to Yosemite Valley: We Californians live within less than a half day’s drive to one of the most spectacular natural sites in the world.