El Capitan

El Capitan, Spanish for The Captain or The Chief, is a granite monolith 3000 feet tall. Rock climbers from all over the world climb El Capitan, and we take some time during the tour to view their activity from the meadow below. The formation was named El Capitan by...

Half Dome

Half Dome Half Dome is the world’s most recognizable rock formation. It’s distinct shape lead geologists to believe that the other half eroded away. Today, many believe that it is quite possible that there never was another half, at least not one as well...

Tunnel View

Tunnel View Wawona Tunnel, a tunnel blasted straight through the mountain in the 1930’s leads to the famous Tunnel View, probably the most photographed Yosemite location. From here you see El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls and Half Dome. This view makes all the roads and...

Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls Upper Yosemite Fall, combined with the Lower Yosemite Fall is North America’s tallest waterfall, reaching 2425 feet above the Valley floor. We will walk the easy Lower Yosemite Fall trail, and feel the force of the rushing water at the bridge below. The...

Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Valley is a mile wide and about 8 miles long, pictured with the Merced River. You will see the majestic mountains all around you, among which can be named: Half Dome, named so since it looks like a dome cut in half, the enormous El Capitan, one of the largest...