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Looking across El Capitan meadow at the entire face. How many climbers can you find? |
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As you approach you can see both the upper and lower falls. As you get closer you can only see the lower falls. At this time of year (late fall) there is little water coming over the falls and it allowed people to play on the rocks below. Canon S5IS Gigapan Epic 100 |
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Shot of Half Dome from the far side of Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park, California |
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Ledge trail is a long abandoned trail that runs from the backside of Curry Village up to Glacier Point. About half way up you can cross the creek and climb up the rocks to this spectacular view. At one time power or telephone lines ran up this way, and there are a trio of eyehooks embedded in the rocks, thus my name for this spot, "Eyehook Point". From here you can see down into Yosemite Valley with a panorama that goes from Yosemite Falls to Nevada Fall and everything in between. Royal Arches, Washington Column, North Dome, Tenaya Canyon, Half Dome, Mt Watkins etc.
Check out the higher rez mid day version of this view at http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=10095 Check out http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/worldwidepanorama/wwp608/html/JoelBaldwin.html for a 360/180 spherical panorama from this spot. |
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Taken at Washburn Point, a half mile south of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. This pano was taken using AutoMate 1.0 , the motorized pano head from The Gadget Works (TheGadgetWorks.com). It is composed of 102 images taken in six rows, with a Canon 10D and a 200 mm lens on top of the AutoMate. The entire process took only 10 minutes. Be sure to look for the climbers on Half Dome and the people on the top. |
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From Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park at sunset and Full Moon rise.
Spot the waterfalls, and hikers! |
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A first time visitor to Yosemite Valley may well be overwhelmed. So many things to see, so many places to go, what to see, how to get there!
May I make a suggestion? Take the Bus! http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/bus.htm While you sit, you are driven around the valley past spectacular views of the icons of Yosemite. Get off at stop #11 ( Sentinel Bridge ) and walk towards Yosemite Falls along the river. You'll have this amazing view of Yosemite Falls and the cliffs along the north side of the valley. To the extreme lower left, crossing the river, is Superintendent's Bridge. In the middle of the view is upper and lower Yosemite Falls with the gully that the trail goes up to the left and Lost Arrow and Yosemite Point to the right. Farther to the right is Indian Canyon with Arrowhead Spire to the left and Lehamite Falls to the right. On the extreme lower right is the parking lot with the shuttle bus stop #11. |
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Yosemite National Park looking East from Glacier Point. In this Panorama more of the upper valley south of Half Dome is seen. People the size of dots are seen on top of Half Dome. |
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For many first time tourists to Yosemite Valley, their first view of the valley is much like that of the Maiposa Battalion, who in 1851 were the first non-natives to see and publicize the existence of these wonders. Tourists have visited the valley in ever increasing numbers ever since.
Visitors entering Yosemite National Park on Highway 41 have quite a drive from the south entrance gate. The winding road goes for 27 miles and after 45 minutes of driving you come around a broad corner under Turtleback Dome and get your first view of El Capitan and Half Dome just before you plunge into a long tunnel. As you approach the end of this tunnel slow down. At the exit you’ll want to put to the left or right into the parking lots and walk to the railing to absorb this spectacular view. |
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While driving thru Yosemite Park, we came across a lake around 6 am and it was very still and cold. The lake appeared to be a mirror, it was quite beautiful. This is a 180 degree view and was hand-stitched in Photoshop. |