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Yosemite Falls in near swinging bridge - It's very refreshing to hike while listening to the sound of waterfalls echoing through the valley.
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Yosemite Falls - View from Glacier Point. Ahwahnee hotel on the bottom right. Glacier Point is closed during winter (from October 15 through end of May or June)
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Merced River in the foreground, North Dome, Royal arches, and Sierra peaks in the distance - Yosemite National Park
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Morning light in Yosemite National Park
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Bridalveil Fall is often the first waterfall you'll see when entering Yosemite Valley.
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Rock climbing in Yosemite
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Two climbers descending El Captain in Yosemite - More than 3,000 feet high from base to summit, El Capitan is the tallest exposed vertical face of granite on earth
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El Capitan in Yosemite National Park
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Glacier Point: From October 15th through end of May or June, no one can get through Glacier Point because the road is covered in snow, so we were lucky this year that it opened early - Yosemite National Park
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In Balanced - Half Dome seen from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park
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Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park - The granite monolith of Half Dome is recognized throughout the world as an icon of Yosemite National Park. To the right are Liberty cap 7,076ft, Nevada Fall (upper): drop 597ft, Vernal Fall: drop 317ft, and
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Lower Yosemite Falls - First trip to Yosemite this year
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Lower Yosemite Falls - There is no wind today, but it is dangerous because huge amount of water falling from high up. The waterfall sometimes sway with the wind or wind pressure generated by the waterfall itself. Luckily he only got soaked
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Upper Yosemite Falls, It seems like the water is gushing down even more than it was a month ago due to melting snow by California heat wave - Second trip to Yosemite this year
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Staircase Falls from Stoneman Meadow in Yosemite National Park
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My son at trail of Upper Yosemite Falls
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Yosemite boat ride
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Middle Cascade Yosemite Falls
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A raging Merced River runs alongside the Yosemite View Lodge and we could hear the sound of the river all night
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Yosemite National Park is a vast protected wilderness covering approximately 1,200 square miles of rugged mountains, towering waterfalls and ancient forests
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Nevada Fall (upper fall) and Vernal Falls (lower fall) and Mt. Clark 11,522 feet in the distance - View from Glacier Point
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Beautiful bracken fern grows in ancient forest - Yosemite National Park
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Half Dome in Yosemite National Park: Many people visit Yosemite National Park for hiking, cycling, rock climbing, and sightseeing, but others simply come to enjoy the park's beauty and relax
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My son and I at Tioga Pass
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View from Tioga Road
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Lake Tenaya at the Tioga Pass - View from the Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
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Shadow Lake 8,737 feet, Mt. Ritter 12,936 feet - I took more than 8 hours round trip to hike here due to high altitude sickness IMG_1171
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Shadow Lake
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Frosty morning - Agnew Meadows Trail Head
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Rock Creek Lake, Eastern Sierra
