As a counter-point, I’d bring up how the park service built a ranger station and permanent restroom at Little Yosemite Valley on the trail to Half Dome, which is also a wilderness area.

flat section through Little Yosemite Valley near the Merced River. The trail then ventures up the sub dome. When you finally reach the base of the Half Dome, a steep rocky climb finally takes you ...

Explore granite domes, rushing cascades, and awe-inspiring overlooks of California's pristine nature while avoiding crowds in ...

The essential gear that Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan used to survive their historic ski descent of Half Dome to the Yosemite Valley floor. When looking through the photos of Jason Torlano and ...

In the middle of Yosemite Village in the deep valley of California's upper Merced ... and to the southwest the totem of Yosemite, Half Dome—but not its oft-pictured side. Rather, it showed ...

One of the world's largest granite monoliths, El Capitan, along with Half Dome are also located here. Yosemite Valley ... can stroll through the valley's meadows with little elevation gain thanks ...

Jacopo Larcher talks about his first climbing trip to Yosemite Valley ... After entering the valley and after having driven through kilometers of forests, Half Dome and the profile of The Nose finally ...