This the hotel Ahwahnee Hotel, designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood was completed in 1927.
Alpenglow
bathes the dramatic face of Half Dome (8.842 feet) at sunset, as viewed
from North Dome across the canyon
Autumn color in Yosemite Valley as a frame for Half Dome.The dome rises 4.800 feet above the valley floor and is one of the representative landmarks for which Yosemite is best know.
The
granite profile of El Capitan rises above trees lining the Merced River
in Yosemite Valley
This is the Giant Stairway. The Merced River flows through Little Yosemite Valley creating magnificent Vernal and Nevada Falls.
Considered
the oldest and largest tree in the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, the Grizzly
Giant is one of the symbols for which Yosemite's sequoia groves are best
know. Located in the Lower Grove, the Grizzly Giant is 2.700 years old.
The tree stands 200 feet tall and its base cannot capture the greatness
and beauty of this ancient sequoia.
Lafayette Bunnell, a member of the Mariposa Battalion that discovered Yosemite Valley in 1851, named Vernal Fall. The Mist Trail from Happy Isles to the top of Vernal Fall is one of the most popular trails in the park. The height of Vernal Fall is 317 feet.
Nevada Fall tumbles 594 feet over the top step of the Giant Stairway.
Tuolumme Meadows (8.600 feet) is a chain of remarkably beautiful meadows near Yosemite's eastern boundary. Patches of snow may remain all summer in the higher elevations.
Built
in 1879, the Yosemite Valley Chapel is still in use today. The chapel is
the last remaining historic structure in what was know as 'Old Village'.
a cluster of hotels, stores, and other buildings in existence as early as
the 1870s.
Yosemite
Falls is one of the features for which Yosemite National Park is most famous.This
beautiful waterfall reaches its peak volume in May.
Valley view at Yosemite El Capitan at left, Bridalveil Fall to the right, and Merced River flows in the foreground