Yosemite National Park photos

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Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii, Quercus kelloggii
Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii.
Species: Black oak, Quercus kelloggii
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36464  
Cathedral Rocks reflected in a meadow flooded by the Merced River, historical snowmelt following record snowfall floods Yosemite Valley in May 2023, Yosemite National Park, California
Cathedral Rocks reflected in a meadow flooded by the Merced River, historical snowmelt following record snowfall floods Yosemite Valley in May 2023.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 39374  
Panorama of El Capitan reflected in Merced River, Yosemite National Park
Panorama of El Capitan reflected in Merced River, Yosemite National Park.
Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36457  
Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii, Quercus kelloggii
Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii.
Species: Black oak, Quercus kelloggii
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36463  
Panorama dimensions: 8629 x 12761
Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley, Quercus kelloggii, Yosemite National Park, California
Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley.
Species: Black oak, Quercus kelloggii
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34557  
Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge, Yosemite National Park, California
Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge.
Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 22751  
A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas.  The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23259  
Glacial erratic boulders atop Olmsted Point, with the massive granite monoliths Half Dome and Clouds Rest in the background. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form.  When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location, Yosemite National Park, California
Glacial erratic boulders atop Olmsted Point, with the massive granite monoliths Half Dome and Clouds Rest in the background. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23264  
A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas.  The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23273  
Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are seen at the precipice to Vernal Falls, having hiked up the Mist Trail to get there, Yosemite National Park, California
Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are seen at the precipice to Vernal Falls, having hiked up the Mist Trail to get there.
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 12636  
Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River.
Location: Fern Springs, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 12650  
Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley, Cornus nuttallii, Yosemite National Park, California
Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley.
Species: Mountain dogwood, Cornus nuttallii
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 12677  
Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring.  Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world.  Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16068  
Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m).  Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley.
Location: Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16077  
Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m).  Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley.
Location: Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16080  
Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Fern Springs, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16084  
El Capitan rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
El Capitan rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley.
Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16101  
Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap (center) and Half Dome (left). Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 feet through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below, Yosemite National Park, California
Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap (center) and Half Dome (left). Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 feet through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below.
Location: Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16115  
Yosemite Falls (upper, middle and lower sections) at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Yosemite Falls (upper, middle and lower sections) at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16134  
Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow.  The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack.  Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16141  
Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt.  Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley.
Location: Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16175  
Bridalveil Falls and misty Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Bridalveil Falls and misty Yosemite Valley.
Location: Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 22796  
Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California
Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25758  
Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California
Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25759  
El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley.
Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 05414  
Lower Yosemite Falls in spring, Yosemite National Park, California
Lower Yosemite Falls in spring.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 22769  
Cables guiding hikers to summit of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Cables guiding hikers to summit of Half Dome.
Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 03462  
El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
El Capitan.
Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 05421  
Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, hikers visible at precipice, viewed from John Muir Trail, Yosemite National Park, California
Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, hikers visible at precipice, viewed from John Muir Trail.
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 07772  
Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Spring
Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Spring.
Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09185  
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