Yosemite Valley

	Yosemite Valley is the most popular spot in the Sierras. The 3,000-foot high edge of El Capitan is on the left, with Half Dome in the distance. Just to the right of David's head is the thin wisp of Bridal Veil Falls. In July, with most of the snow melted, the waterfall is so sparse that it vanishes into mist before it reaches halfway to the valley floor.
	Same view in winter.
	Visitors look straight down into Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point. The unmistakeable shape of Half Dome is straight out at eye level.
	With binoculars, you see the stout hikers who have climbed the steep backside of Half Dome walk out to the edge, sit down, and hang their legs over into space.
	David does his own daredevil act on the edge of Glacier Point as he looks out on 594-foot Nevada Falls (top) and 317-foot Vernal Falls (center, left). Hiking trails lead right up to and along the edges of the waterfalls.
	From Glacier Point you can look straight down at the valley floor and the meandering dark-brown Merced River. The famed Ahwahnee Hotel is at the top of this picture, just to the left of center. It was designed to blend into the environment, so you'll have to look closely to spot it.
	Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls descend 2,425 feet into the valley below. Yosemite Village, also designed to blend into the scenery, is hidden among the trees at lower right.