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'Gates of the Valley' or 'Valley View' -- El Capitan on left, BridalVeil Fall at right, Day 2
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Half Dome from Tunnel View, Day 2, S95. #3579 That's Cloud's Rest to the right of Half Dome (or to the left from our view).
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Tunnel View, Day 2, S95 #3590 -- El Capitan, Cloud's Rest, Half Dome, Sentinel Dome, Cathedral Rocks and Bridalveil Fall
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Tunnel View, Day 2, S95. Bridalveil Fall #3592 -- Cathedral Rocks and Bridalveil Fall. That's snowy Sentinel Dome peeking (peaking) above to the left.
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Touristy or not (and there are reasons for the treasured visits from hordes of us), this view of Tunnel View from the bus gives an idea of what the view is like when first arriving and seeing it. In the past, people 'discovered' this view in other ways.
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This photo of Half Dome (SX10 IS) was taken from another meadow that Herb showed us on Day 2 not accessible to cars. The trees at the top-right give an idea of the size of that.
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Lower Yosemite Falls, March. SX.. #2296 In mid-March 2012. Yosemite Falls is barely running and some years it doesn't, in March.
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Lower Falls flows thru' here at the bottom. March 2012, SX. #2291. Umbrella'd visitors at top of picture.
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Mountain Lodge window scene, Day 2 dinner. #3695. The dinner window view is of Yosemite Falls, right center. A red wall photograph is reflected. Their walls are covered by very large photographs, sold at the Ansel Adams exhibit store.
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Sun ! Shadows! On way to valley shuttle. Finally, some blue sky. Day 3. #3702 I enjoyed being able to see the texture of those mountains in higher contrast now.