Yosemite Yosemite valley viewView from the Yosemite Valley floor. Yosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. The valley is about 7.5 miles long and is at an elevation of 4,000 feet above sea level. The valley walls rise up to an additional 3,500 feet from the valley floor.Panorama of Hetch Hetchy ReservoirConstructed between 1919 and 1923, O'Shaughnessy Dam forms the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides water for San Francisco and other Bay Area cities. San Francisco is about 160 miles west of Hetch Hetchy. The dam is 430 feet high.O'Shaughnessy Dam FaceConstructed between 1919 and 1923, O'Shaughnessy Dam forms the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides water for San Francisco and other Bay Area cities. San Francisco is about 160 miles west of Hetch Hetchy. The dam is 430 feet high.Upper Yosemite Creek in AugustYosemite Creek runs 13 miles from Grant Lakes, flows over Yosemite Falls with a 2,425 foot drop, and joins the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.Upper Yosemite Creek in AugustYosemite Creek runs 13 miles from Grant Lakes, flows over Yosemite Falls with a 2,425 foot drop, and joins the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.Upper Yosemite Creek in AugustYosemite Creek runs 13 miles from Grant Lakes, flows over Yosemite Falls with a 2,425 foot drop, and joins the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.Downstream view from O'Shaughnessy DamConstructed between 1919 and 1923, O'Shaughnessy Dam forms the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides water for San Francisco and other Bay Area cities. San Francisco is about 160 miles west of Hetch Hetchy. The dam is 430 feet high.Panorama of Hetch Hetchy reservoirConstructed between 1919 and 1923, O'Shaughnessy Dam forms the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides water for San Francisco and other Bay Area cities. San Francisco is about 160 miles west of Hetch Hetchy. The dam is 430 feet high.El Capitan view from Yosemite Valley FloorComposed of granite, El Capitan rises 3,000 feet from the Yosemite Valley floor. Yosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Yosemite Valley FloorYosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Panoramic View of Yosemite ValleyYosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Yosemite Valley ViewYosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Panoramic Glacier Point View of Yosemite ValleyGlacier Point is located on the southern rim of Yosemite Valley and 3,200 feet above the vally floor below. Yosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Glacier Point View of Yosemite ValleyGlacier Point is located on the southern rim of Yosemite Valley and 3,200 feet above the vally floor below. Yosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Yosemite Valley view from Glacier Point.Glacier Point is located on the southern rim of Yosemite Valley and 3,200 feet above the vally floor below. Yosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.O'Shaughnessy Dam and Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.Constructed between 1919 and 1923, O'Shaughnessy Dam forms the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides water for San Francisco and other Bay Area cities. San Francisco is about 160 miles west of Hetch Hetchy. The dam is 430 feet high.Panoramic View of Yosemite ValleyYosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Panoramic Yosemite Valley view with El Capitan and Half Dome in the distanceYosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Pine Trees and Granite Bolders along Upper Yosemite Creek TrailYosemite Creek runs 13 miles from Grant Lakes, flows over Yosemite Falls with a 2,425 foot drop, and joins the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.Upper Yosemite Creek in AugustYosemite Creek runs 13 miles from Grant Lakes, flows over Yosemite Falls with a 2,425 foot drop, and joins the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.Upper Yosemite Creek in AugustYosemite Creek runs 13 miles from Grant Lakes, flows over Yosemite Falls with a 2,425 foot drop, and joins the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.Upper Yosemite Creek in AugustYosemite Creek runs 13 miles from Grant Lakes, flows over Yosemite Falls with a 2,425 foot drop, and joins the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.View from Yosemite Falls trailView from near the top of the Yosemite Falls trail looking towards the valley floor. The Yosemite Falls trail is a 3.6 mile trek that has a 2,700 foot elevation gain from the valley floor to the top of Yosemite Falls, North America's tallest waterfall. Yosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.View from Yosemite Falls trailYosemite Falls can be seen in the foreground and Half-Dome can be seen in the distance. The Yosemite Falls trail is a 3.6 mile trek that has a 2,700 foot elevation gain from the valley floor to the top of Yosemite Falls, North America's tallest waterfall. Yosemite Valley in the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California was formed by glaciers during the ice age. Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890 and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.Roadway over O'Shaughnessy DamConstructed between 1919 and 1923, O'Shaughnessy Dam forms the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides water for San Francisco and other Bay Area cities. San Francisco is about 160 miles west of Hetch Hetchy. The dam is 430 feet high. FacebookTweetPinLinkedIn