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  • A rainbow forms in Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, California, on a cold winter morning. This 320-foot (98 meter) waterfall is one of three sections that together make up Yosemite Falls, the tallest measured waterfall in North America with a total height of 2,425 feet (739 meters).
    Yosemite_Lower-Yosemite-Falls_Ice-Ra...jpg
  • Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina) grows on the bark of a pair of  California incense-cedar trees (Librocedrus decurrens) in the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
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  • A mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) tree shows its blossoms in late spring in a dense forest in the Yosemite Valley near Yosemite Point, Yosemite National Park, California. Mountain dogwood trees are short compared to most other trees in the Yosemite Valley. Mature dogwood trees grow to between 10 and 30 feet (3 to 9 meters).
    Yosemite_Dogwood_Forest_7280.jpg
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Ice_9535.jpg
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Ice_Detail_9...jpg
  • Yosemite Falls — both the upper and lower tiers — is reflected in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. With a height of 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Merced-River...jpg
  • The first light of day illuminates the very top of El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granite peak in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan is one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite Valley and its name is the Spanish word for "captain," an homage to its Native American name, which meant "chief."
    Yosemite_El-Capitan_First-Light_9403.jpg
  • El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granite peak is reflected in the Merced River as it flows through Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan is one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite Valley and its name is the Spanish word for "captain," an homage to its Native American name, which meant "chief."
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_MercedRiver_9110.jpg
  • The granite walls of the Yosemite Valley, turned golden at sunrise, are reflected on a textured layer of ice that covers Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice_9142fs.jpg
  • The golden light of sunset reflects off several Yosemite peaks, including the Cathedral Rocks and Leaning Tower, onto the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is visible across Bridalveil Meadow.
    Yosemite_Valley-View_Spring-Sunset_7...jpg
  • Several trees grow from cracks on the steep granite face of Rocky Point in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Trees_Rocky-Point_8880.jpg
  • Mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) trees show their blossoms in late spring along the Merced River in the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Mountain dogwood trees are short compared to most other trees in the Yosemite Valley. Mature dogwood trees grow to between 10 and 30 feet (3 to 9 meters).
    Yosemite_Dogwood_Merced-River_7451.jpg
  • The granite walls of the Yosemite Valley, turned golden at sunrise, are reflected on a textured layer of ice that covers Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice_9134fs.jpg
  • Ice covers a small pool in Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California. Sentinel Meadow is one of the few meadows located in the lower elevations of the Sierra Nevada.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice-Pattern...jpg
  • The golden light of sunset reflects off several Yosemite peaks, including the Leaning Tower and Dewey Point, onto the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is visible across Bridalveil Meadow on the left side of the image beneath the Cathedral Rocks.
    Yosemite_Valley-View_Spring-Sunset_7...jpg
  • The Gates of the Valley stand tall over the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. At left is El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) sheer granite peak. At right is Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall.
    Yosemite_GatesOfTheValley_Winter_898...jpg
  • Tamarack Creek creates a waterfall as it races over rocks in an area known as The Cascades in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Cascades_Tamarack-Creek_960...jpg
  • Eagle Peak, a ‎7,783-foot (2,372-meter) peak that is the highest of the Three Brothers, rises above storm clouds in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Eagle-Peak_Stormy_9386.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_8940.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_9663.jpg
  • The water in Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_8929.jpg
  • Eagle Peak, a ‎7,783-foot (2,372-meter) peak that is the highest of the Three Brothers, rises above storm clouds in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Eagle-Peak_Stormy_9380.jpg
  • The Merced River flows past large granite rocks in a narrow gorge at the western side of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Merced-River_Rocks_8863.jpg
  • Cascade Creek flows past ice-covered rocks and brush on a below-freezing morning in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Cascade-Creek_Ice_9575.jpg
  • Cascade Creek forms a small waterfall as it flows over rocks near an area known as The Cascades in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Cascade-Creek_9599.jpg
  • The Merced River, swollen after a period of exceptionally heavy rain, flows over river rocks in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Merced-River_Rocks_9165.jpg
  • Exposed roots from trees reach into the waters of Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Tree-Roots_Tenaya-Creek_731...jpg
  • A winter storm clears over the Yosemite Valley as seen from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granit peak that's one of the most prominent in Yosemite is visible at left. Half Dome, an 8,836-foot (2,693-meter) granite peak that seems to be missing a large section, is in the background, just left of center. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall that's often the first waterfall people see in the park, is visible on the right.
    Yosemite_Tunnel-View_Clearing-Storm_...jpg
  • A winter storm blankets the Yosemite Valley with fresh snow. Yosemite National Park receives the most snow in January and February with an average snow depth of 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) on the valley floor during those months. Bridalveil Fall, one of Yosemite's iconic waterfalls, is visible in the right of the image. El Capitan, the largest exposed granite face in the world, is shrouded in snow clouds at the left. Half Dome is visible at the center-right.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_Winter_2213.jpg
  • Camera movement during a long exposure resulted in this impressionistic view of a fallen tree over Yosemite Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. Neighboring granite walls, turned golden by the rising sun, are reflected on the surface of the water.
    Yosemite_YosemiteCreek_FallenTree_Im...jpg
  • A Mule Deer, also known as a Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), feeds on ferns and other plants in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
    Deer_Mule_Yosemite_Feeding_7887.jpg
  • A rainbow forms in Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, California. This 320-foot (98 meter) waterfall is one of three sections that together make up Yosemite Falls, the tallest measured waterfall in North America with a total height of 2,425 feet (739 meters).
    Yosemite_LowerYosemiteFalls_Rainbow_...jpg
  • Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is partially reflected in the Merced River at dusk in this scene from Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Bridalveil-Fall_Merced-Rive...jpg
  • Colorful rocks form the bottom of Yosemite Creek, located in Yosemite National Park, California. The rocks are rendered in abstract form due to the distortion caused by the water flowing over them.
    Yosemite_YosemiteCreek_Rocks_1092.jpg
  • Remnants of a fallen tree stretch across Yosemite Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. The surface of the creek reflects the golden color of the neighboring granite walls at sunrise.
    Yosemite_YosemiteCreek_FallenTree_09...jpg
  • A raven flies over the Yosemite Valley during a brief break between snow storms. Yosemite National Park receives the most snow in January and February with an average snow depth of 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) on the valley floor during those months. Bridalveil Fall, one of Yosemite's iconic waterfalls, is visible in the right-center of the image. El Capitan, the largest exposed granite face in the world, is shrouded in snow clouds at the center-left.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_Winter_Raven_215...jpg
  • A half moon, technically known as the first quarter moon, rises in the sky above Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome, 8836 feet (2693 meters) tall, is a granite dome that seems to be missing a large section. While named Half Dome, the missing piece is likely a quarter, rather than half. Scientists also believe the missing granite also eroded away as fast as it was exposed, rather than falling off in a dramatic event.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_HalfMoon_1081.jpg
  • Unicorn Peak, a 10823 foot (3299 meter) peak in the Cathedral Range of California, is reflected in a small pond in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park. While the peak has three summits, it appears as a single spire from narrow angles in the Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb, a 11065 foot (3373 meter) peak also in the Cathedral Range, is visible to the right of Unicorn Peak.
    Yosemite_UnicornPeak_TuolumneMeadows...jpg
  • A bright double rainbow forms near the base of Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. At Vernal Fall, the Merced River drops 317 feet (97 meters). The waterfall is located along the Mist Trail, named for the massive spray generated by Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall, located upstream.
    Yosemite_VernalFall_Rainbow_8078.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_ElCapitan_089...jpg
  • Unicorn Peak, a 10823 foot (3299 meter) peak in the Cathedral Range of California, is reflected in a small pond in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park. While the peak has three summits, it appears as a single spire from narrow angles in the Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb, a 11065 foot (3373 meter) peak also in the Cathedral Range, is visible to the right of Unicorn Peak.
    Yosemite_UnicornPeak_TuolumneMeadows...jpg
  • A Mule Deer, also known as a Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), crosses a meadow in the Yosemite Valley beneath Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome, a granite peak, rises more than 4,737 feet (1,444 meters) above the valley floor.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_MuleDeer_7930.jpg
  • El Capitan, a prominent granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, California, extends about 3,000 feet (900 meters) from the Yosemite Valley floor. The summit of El Capitan is at an elevation of 7,573 feet (2,308 meters).
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_PicnicView_1110.jpg
  • El Capitan, a prominent granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, California, is turned golden by the rising sun. The summit of El Capitan is at an elevation of 7,573 feet (2,308 meters); it extends about 3,000 feet from the Yosemite Valley floor.
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_Sunrise_0923.jpg
  • El Capitan, a prominent granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, California, reflects in the Merced River at sunrise. The summit of El Capitan is at an elevation of 7,573 feet (2,308 meters); it extends about 3,000 feet from the Yosemite Valley floor. The change of seasons from winter to spring is visible in the melting snow on the river banks.
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_MercedRiver_LateW...jpg
  • A snow storm passes over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) from the Yosemite Valley floor.
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_ClearingStorm_214...jpg
  • The sunrise lights up the eastern face of El Capitan, located in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome (center) and Bridalveil Fall (far right) are also visible in this view from Tunnel View.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_WinterSunrise_09...jpg
  • The full moon is reflected in the Merced River at the base of the Lower Brother in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_MercedRiver_WinterMoon_2223.jpg
  • The rugged granite surface that forms the bed of the Tenaya River is turned golden by the late evening sun in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_TenayaRiver_3147.jpg
  • Water cascades from Fern Spring, a natural spring in the main valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_FernSpring_CloseUp_8251.jpg
  • Thick mist from a waterfall obscures trees along the rim of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_HetchHetchy_Mist_8455.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_FireFall_0895.jpg
  • Cumulus clouds are reflected in a narrow channel of water in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park, California. Ragged Peak and other granite peaks are visible in the background.
    Yosemite_TuolumneMeadows_9188.jpg
  • Smooth patches of a granite face, known as glacial polish, shine in the late afternoon sun near Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Rocks and other materials get trapped on the bottom of glaciers. As glaciers move down the face of a rock, these materials become part of a very abrasive surface. Combined with the force from the glacier's tremendous weight, they are able to scour away sections of the rock face they travel over, leaving behind a smooth, shiny, polished finish.
    Yosemite_GlacialPolish_9156.jpg
  • Smooth patches of a granite face, known as glacial polish, shine in the late afternoon sun near Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Rocks and other materials get trapped on the bottom of glaciers. As glaciers move down the face of a rock, these materials become part of a very abrasive surface. Combined with the force from the glacier's tremendous weight, they are able to scour away sections of the rock face they travel over, leaving behind a smooth, shiny, polished finish.
    Yosemite_GlacialPolish_9137.jpg
  • A winter snow storm passes over Half Dome, a granite peak that rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_Winter_2335.jpg
  • Thin clouds, lit by the setting sun, hang at the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_WinterProfile_233...jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_FireFall_0893.jpg
  • Water cascades from Fern Spring, a natural spring in the main valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_FernSpring_8261.jpg
  • Half Dome, turned red by the twilight glow, towers over the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome, 8836 feet (2693 meters) tall, is a granite dome that seems to be missing a large section. While named Half Dome, the missing piece is likely a quarter, rather than half. Scientists believe the missing granite also eroded away as fast as it was exposed, rather than falling off in a dramatic event.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_MercedRiver_Alpeng...jpg
  • A Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) pokes its head above its burrow in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park, California. Belding's Ground Squirrels are found in sagebrush and high mountain meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountains and in northeastern California.
    Squirrel_BeldingsGround_Yosemite_Tuo...jpg
  • Mule Deer, also known as a Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), rest and feed in the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Deer_Mule_Yosemite_TuolumneMeadows_9...jpg
  • A lower tier of Wapama Falls is reflected in the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park, California. Wapama Falls drops 1,080 feet (330 meters) in three tiers; only the lowest tier is visible here.
    Yosemite_HetchHetchy_WapamaFalls_851...jpg
  • A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeds on Purple Milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia), also known as Heartleaf Milkweed, in the valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Butterfly_Monarch_Milkweed_Yosemite_...jpg
  • A cumulus cloud seems to emerge from the summit of Unicorn Peak, a 10,823 foot (3299 meter) peak in Yosemite National Park, California. While the peak has three summits, it appears as a single spire from narrow angles in the Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb, a 11,065 foot (3373 meter) peak also in the Cathedral Range, is visible to the right of Unicorn Peak.
    Yosemite_UnicornPeak_9184.jpg
  • A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeds on Purple Milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia), also known as Heartleaf Milkweed, in the valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Monarch_Milkweek_Yosemite_7949.jpg
  • Four giant sequoia trees known as the Bachelor and the Three Graces stand in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park, California. Sequoias can grow very close together because they share root systems.
    Sequoias_BachelorThreeGraces_Yosemit...jpg
  • The Merced River runs under a fallen, twisted tree in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_MercedRiver_Log_8011.jpg
  • Glaciers scoured the granite surface and deposited giant boulders at Olmstead Point near Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park.
    Yosemite_OlmsteadPoint_0758.jpg
  • At sunset, a nearly full moon rises over Mt. Clark in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_MtClarkMoon_0806.jpg
  • The early morning sunlight illuminates the grasses along the Tuolumne River near Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park.
    Yosemite_TuolumneRiver.jpg
  • Several giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron gigantea) grow in the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California. The grove is home to many ancient trees, one of which is 1800 years old.
    Yosemite_Sequoia_0789.jpg
  • A few determined trees have managed to take hold and grow on an otherwise smooth granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_TreeDome_0779.jpg
  • Half Dome, one of the most famous peaks in Yosemite National Park, California, is reflected in the calm waters of mirror lake just before sunset.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_MirrorLake.jpg
  • Early morning light illuminates the Cathedral Rocks in the Yosemite Valley..
    Yosemite_CathedralRocks.jpg
  • The Cathedral Rocks in Yosemite Valley, California, are partially reflected in the Merced River at sunrise.
    Yosemite_Cathedral_MercedV.jpg
  • A colorful fall sunset colors the sky over Half Dome and the glacier-carved Yosemite Valley. The Earth's shadow is visible at the horizon. Geologists now think the missing piece is more like a quarter of the dome than half.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_0824.jpg
  • A bright moonbow forms at the base of Upper Yosemite Fall during a full moon in Yosemite National Park, California. Yosemite Falls, height of 2,425 feet (739 meters), is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world. During the late spring when the water flow is at its peak, the light of the full moon and spray of the waterfall result in nighttime rainbows.
    YosemiteFalls_Night_Moonbow_8181.jpg
  • Yosemite Falls, framed by winter ice, is reflected in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. With a height of 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    YosemiteFalls_MercedRiver_Winter_226...jpg
  • Thick clouds and fog blow over a ridge high above the South Fork of the Tuolumne River in the Stanislaus National Forest, California. This image was captured from a vista point known as the Rim of the World and is located west of Yosemite National Park.
    CA_Stanislaus_RimOfTheWorld_Foggy_84...jpg
  • Thick clouds and fog blow over a ridge high above the South Fork of the Tuolumne River in the Stanislaus National Forest, California. This image was captured from a vista point known as the Rim of the World and is located west of Yosemite National Park.
    CA_Stanislaus_RimOfTheWorld_Foggy_84...jpg
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