Half Dome, Yosemite
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The majestic Half Dome has challenged adventurers for many-a-year. Situated in the Yosemite Valley, the Half Dome is 4700ft of sheer granite, carved out of the Sierra Nevada range by glaciers of the ice age. Its timeless dominance over the valley has left people in benevolent admiration of the works of nature. Here, the Half Dome is captured from Columbia rock, on the way up to the Upper Yosemite Falls.

Lower Yosemite Falls
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Melt water rushes down lower Yosemite Falls at the onset of spring. The sound of water gushing down 1400ft of rocky terrain can hardly be expressed by this photograph.

Upper Yosemite Falls
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Upper Yosemite Falls
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Lower Yosemite Falls becomes Merced River
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Gusty winds blow the Yosemite Falls into a veil of mist as it nudges its way into the Merced river.

The Near and The Far, Yosemite Valley
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The Yosemite Valley - once home to the Ahwahneechee tribe who lived securely in their high walled fortress.

Standing in Motion, Yosemite Falls
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The Merced river swirls past rocks embedded in the river bed, a little way downstream from its source.