In my quest to experience a Yosemite matching my expectation, I headed toward the heart of the almost 1,200-square-mile (3,108-square-kilometer) park to a granite dome, this one comparatively ...

A prominent feature of the Yosemite Valley, this granite rock face rises up 4,737 ... It is those cables that guide hikers to the summit of Half Dome. While most visitors are content to gaze ...

Avoid Yosemite crowds by hiking an under-the-radar trail with similar views of awe-inspiring granite rocks and towering ...

In the belly of Yosemite National Park lies a granite dome that's more than 8,800 feet high. Near its summit are twisted metal handrails that allow hundreds of daily hikers to ascend to the very ...

The Majestic Mountain Loop takes you through three of America’s most iconic parks: Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon. Julie ...

The short film by Carl Boenish that documents the flight carried out by Rich Piccirilli, Jim Hanbury and Brian Johnson from Half Dome (Yosemite) that marked a pivotal moment in the history of BASE ...

"Where," I ask Karen, "is Half Dome?" Karen stares at me ... and on all sides, the rising granite walls striped by silver waterfalls -- Yosemite, Bridalveil. The tops of both of these falls ...

The essential gear that Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan used to survive their historic ski descent of Half Dome to the Yosemite Valley ... 5,000 feet of rolling granite slabs.

One of the world's largest granite monoliths, El Capitan, along with Half Dome are also located here. U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park ...

Yosemite is renowned for its gorgeous landscapes, including ancient sequoia trees, cascading waterfalls, and towering granite cliffs like El Capitan and Half Dome, favorites among adventure ...

Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar rock formation.