Although these areas of the park don’t have the giant icons of the Valley Floor, it is an incredible and serene area of the park worth exploring. We’ll spend our second day in Yosemite along Route 120 in the northern part of the park exploring Tuolumne Meadows, Olmstead Point, Lambert Rock, and the Tioga Pass. Some of the trees in Mariposa Grove date back 2,400 years reaching sizes of 90 ft in diameter and over 210 ft tall. At 4,000 feet, Glacier Point offers the best top-down view of Yosemite Valley, providing a commanding view of Half Dome, the Valley Floor, and Vernal & Nevada Falls. For those interested, the first day can also include a side excursion to Glacier Point and the giant sequoia trees in Mariposa Grove. We’ll spend the first day exploring the 8 mile stretch of Yosemite Valley, capturing images of El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite Falls, the Three Brothers, the Merced River, and Half Dome along the Valley Floor. When it comes to iconic landmarks that define the American West, it is hard not to recall the images of Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, and El Capitan made famous over the years by photographers such as Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell. There are few places in the world that are as beautiful and inspiring as Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
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