Lake Tenaya in Yosemite’s high country

The photographic collection · 101

Yosemite National Park, in photographs.

Many ways to see an extraordinary place.

Photo credit

Brocken Inaglory · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display.

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Photographs show different dates, viewpoints and conditions. Select an image to open the full-size view and its source. They do not establish current access to a particular route.

Half Dome and the high granite landscape — Half Dome and the high granite landscapePhoto: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0

Yosemite Falls beneath a changing sky — Yosemite Falls beneath a changing skyPhoto: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0

Lake Tenaya in Yosemite’s high country — Lake Tenaya in Yosemite’s high countryPhoto: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0

The valley reflected in the Merced River — The valley reflected in the Merced RiverPhoto: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0

Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View — Yosemite Valley from Tunnel ViewPhoto: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0

A meadow beneath the valley walls — A meadow beneath the valley wallsPhoto: Jon Sullivan, Public domain

A closer view of Yosemite’s woodland — A closer view of Yosemite’s woodlandPhoto: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0

Falling water in Yosemite Valley — Falling water in Yosemite ValleyPhoto: Ambitious Wench, CC BY-SA 2.0

Upper Yosemite Fall reflected in the water — Upper Yosemite Fall reflected in the waterPhoto: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0

A coyote in Yosemite National Park — A coyote in Yosemite National ParkPhoto: Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0

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A compelling top-100 choice for the combination of accessible grandeur and deeper wilderness. Its strongest competition is other great mountain landscapes already represented in the main collection.