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Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
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. |
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Half Dome
and Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park
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. |
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Mount
Clark, Yosemite National Park
At sunset, a nearly full moon
rises over Mount Clark in Yosemite National Park,
California. |
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Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite National Park
Early morning light illuminates the Cathedral
Rocks in the Yosemite Valley. |
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Cathedral Rocks
and Merced River, Yosemite National Park
The Cathedral Rocks in Yosemite Valley, California,
are partially reflected in the Merced River at sunrise. |
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Olmstead Point, Yosemite National Park
Glaciers scoured the granite
surface and deposited giant boulders at Olmstead Point near
Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park. |
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Glacial Polish,
Yosemite National Park
Many of the granite surfaces in Yosemite National Park
were smoothed by glaciers. As the heavy glaciers, carrying
grit and rocks, moved across granite surfaces, their
tremendous pressure effectively buffed them. Over time, part
of the surfaces eroded away, leaving patches of rough
granite exposed. This example of glacial polish was found
near Liberty Cap. |
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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Falls is reflected in
the waters of the Merced River. The waterfall is 2,425
feet tall, making it the highest waterfall in North America. This black and white
image is also available in color. |
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Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park
The late afternoon sun creates a
double rainbow in the spray of Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite
National Park. |
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Nevada Fall,
Yosemite National Park
The 594-foot Nevada Fall is dwarfed by Liberty Cap in this
view from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. |
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Nevada Fall and Rainbow, Yosemite National Park
A vibrant rainbow forms in the powerful spray of Nevada
Fall in this view from the top of the waterfall. The
fall plunges nearly 600 feet in a glacier-carved gorge
between Half Dome and Mount Starr King in Yosemite
National Park, California. |
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Fern Spring,
Yosemite National Park
Fern Spring, located in the
valley of Yosemite National Park, creates a number of
cascading waterfalls surrounded by ferns. |
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Yosemite Reflection, Yosemite National Park
The early morning sunlight illuminates the
grasses along the Tuolumne River near Tioga Pass in Yosemite
National Park. |
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Tenaya
River, Yosemite National Park
The granite boulders that form the bottom of the Tenaya
River in Yosemite National Park turn golden in the late
afternoon sun. |
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Rainbow, Merced
River, Yosemite National Park
A vibrant rainbow forms in the mist from the Merced River
in Yosemite National Park, California. |
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Merced Creek, Yosemite National Park
A tiny creek that feeds into the Merced River catches
some of the early morning, golden light reflecting off one
of the granite faces in Yosemite National Park, California. |
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Sequoia Trees, Yosemite National Park
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. |
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Mono
Lake
Chemical reactions in the alkaline waters of
Mono Lake cause columns like these to grow. The lake is located
east of Yosemite. |
