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The classic view of Yosemite Vally from the Tunnel View. While it's not a scene from the backcountry, it sure is a a view I could look at all day long.

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Half Dome seems to be an amazing-looking mountain from any view -- including this one from the Yosemite Valley.

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My friends and I spent the evening at Glacier Point to see what the sunset might bring. As the evening sun left some alpenglow on Half Dome, we were not disappointed with the show.

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Half Dome rises above the Yosemite Valley as seen from the top of Glacier Point.

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Half Dome rises above the Yosemite Valley as seen from the top of Glacier Point.

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Sometimes studying a smaller part of nature can free your mind from the distractions of life. The late afternoon sun from this day created such interesting side light on Yosemite Falls which I found more pretty than watching the whole waterfall.

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Thus hussle and bussle of life sometimes needs to be interrupted with a quiet evening. I had just that while the evening sun when down on El Capitan and Bridelveil Falls as shown from the Yosemite Valley.