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  1. Yosemite Fall in winter after a snowstorm.
  2. Half Dome peak and Northside Drive, seen from near Housekeeping Camp, Yosemite Valley.
  3. Rescue helicopter in front of one of Yosemite Valley's big walls.
  4. Summer traffic jam on road to Yosemite National Park.
  5. 'Bear boxes', food storage lockers at the Tuolumne Meadows camping ground, a reminder of who else travels the trails in Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada.
  6. Hiker near Tuolumne Pass (3997m) on Rafferty creek in the Tuolumne Meadows region, approaching the granite peaks of Fletcher (4563m) and Vogelsang (4602m), in the High Sierras of Yosemite National Park.
  7. The angular beauty of the Yosemite Valley is awash with natural pastel light tones.
  8. Yosemite Falls in winter.
  9. Yosemite Creek.
  10. The interior of the elegant Ahwahnee Lodge (1927), Yosemite National Park.
  11. People rest on the flat rock on top of Vernal Falls, Yosemite.
  12. A tunnel view of the Yosemite Valley in winter.
  13. Hikers on Taft Point above Yosemite National Park and El Capitan
  14. A yellow light from a snowbound cabin penetrates the frosty blue gloom of the forest at Yosemite.
  15. The icy beauty of a winter pond in the frozen Yosemite Valley landscape.
  16. Cross country skiing through Yosemite National Park.
  17. A climber begins an abseil way above Yosemite Valley.
  18. The Tuolomne River near Glen Aulin in Yosemite.
  19. Distant Bridaleveil Falls (620ft) in the Yosemite National Park.
  20. Hikers rest for sandwiches on top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite.
  21. Breakfast time near John Muir Trail in the Yosemite National Park.
  22. A lone hiker on North Peak in the Yosemite National Park.
  23. 'The cables' leading to the summit of Half Dome (8842ft)in Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada.
  24. Camp Curry's canvas cabins, a popular stopover on the hiking trail in the Yosemite National Park- California
  25. Setting out for a paddle around Tenaya Lake, in the Yosemite National Park- California
  26. Sign welcoming you to Camp Curry, an institution in the Yosemite National Park, founded in 1899 by schoolteachers David and Jennie Curry- California, USA
  27. Hikers on the Mist Trail, as it passes Vernal Falls. The falls were named vernal, for springtime, because the canyon below the falls is kept lush and green all year by spray- Yosemite National Park, California
  28. The less adventurous and the less crazy can get their rock-climbing thrills just laying back and watching climbers scale the enormous cliff face of El Capitan, the world's largest granite monolith- Yosemite National Park, California
  29. Climbers getting ready to scale the challenging El Capitan, the world's largest granite monolith at 3593 feet- Yosemite National Park, California
  30. A hiker takes a moment to enjoy the cascading waters of the Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America- Yosemite National Park, California
  31. Coyote on the go in the Yosemite National Park.
  32. Upper Yosemite Falls in distance.
  33. Biking through Yosemite Valley.
  34. Tour bus on the Yosemite Valley floor - Yosemite National Park, California
  35. Backpacker in the high country in Vogelsang Pass - Yosemite National Park, California
  36. Tioga Pass Entrance to Yosemite National Park on Highway 120 - Sierra Nevada, California
  37. Your guess is as good as mine; Curry Village in the Yosemite Valley - Curry Village, California

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