Stenger described the experience of soaring at 11,000 feet (or about 7,000 feet above the valley floor or about 3,500 feet above El Capitan) at 150 mph a “spectacular” sight.

When the sunset properly backlights Horsetail Fall, the water cascading down the granite cliff face, 3,000 feet to the valley ...

After walking for days along the valley’s edge, this panoptic view of Yosemite was a fitting way to end our perspective-shifting trail. We had seen Yosemite from its quiet corners; now we could ...

Yosemite’s astonishing range in elevation – from a base of 2,127ft (648m) on the valley floor to 13,114ft (3,997m) at the top ...

The area was once known as the Ahwahnee Valley, and the original inhabitants were the Ahwahneechee. By the late 1700s, most of Yosemite was inhabited by the Miwok, and in the 1800s, Paiute and others.

YOSEMITE VALLEY, Calif., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In surprising and welcome news for thousands of Yosemite fans, Yosemite's Big Oak Flat entrance on Highway 120 West, the most direct route to ...

Western Yosemite Valley has reopened, but the rest of Yosemite Valley will be open Sunday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for day-use with limited services. A full reopen is scheduled for Monday at 7 a.m.