Located in the heart of California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley, Merced is known as the gateway to Yosemite National Park. Related PostsPhotos from Egypt and IsraelMoskovskaya Street – USSR/CCCPChinese letter for “water”Murray Harbour – Prince Edward IslandTorre de Transmissao – Brasilia, BrazilAerial View of the Port of Rochester Merced in California