Beautiful Photos and Paintings of Yosemite
It's hard to describe the feeling entering Yosemite National Park for the first time. Pictures alone do not do this park justice, some paintings might. While the videos, photos, and paintings on this page will help recreate the experience, you have to see Yosemite in person in order to fully grasp its splendor. The landscape is drenched in waterfalls, lush meadows, winding brooks, granite walls, soaring mountains, tall conifers, and the gushing Merced River. Geographically, it is distant from other large towns and cities, but still very accessible from most points in Northern California.
Yosemite is located in the High Sierra region of California, east of San Francisco and northwest of Death Valley. If you've never been here, this leaf will give you an idea of what to expect through it's beautiful visuals in the form of pictures, paintings, and videos.
Intro photo of Budd Creek Sunset at Tuolumne Meadows by Steven Dunleavy on flickr, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0.
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite: Snow Storming Brewing (Credit: jono on Flickr.com) Source
![Glacier Point [Yosemite National Park] (Credit: ground.zero on Flickr.com)](http://farm1.staticflickr.com/20/73471905_863d0858a1.jpg "Glacier Point [Yosemite National Park] (Credit: ground.zero on Flickr.com)")
Yosemite Valley (Credit: Joe Shlabotnik on Flickr.com) Source
Half Dome and Clouds Rest from Sentinel Dome in Yosemite National Park (Credit: Alaskan Dude on Flickr.com) Source
yosemite falls from glacier point (Credit: hillary h on Flickr.com) Source
![Glaciar Point [Yosemite National Park] (Credit: ground.zero on Flickr.com)](http://farm1.staticflickr.com/20/73471904_80f4bf507f.jpg "Glaciar Point [Yosemite National Park] (Credit: ground.zero on Flickr.com)")
Albert Beirstadt's Rendition of Yosemite Valley
"Valley of the Yosemite"
Albert Bierstadt was one of the most renowned painters of the Hudson River School. His realist renditions of Yosemite are unmatched. The painting above is widely distributed in print form, and is just one of Bierstadt's famous paintings of Yosemite.
Yosemite Waterfall
by Thomas Hill
Yosemite NPS on Twitter
@canadajanes Thanks for the comment. We have no staffing in the Mariposa Grove this year due to sequestration.
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Can't get enough of Yosemite Falls? Now you can watch it streaming live at t.co/ML7BxmrOod
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RT @NWSHanford: Thunderstorms over the east end of #Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point. Visitors at Glacier Point should seek shelter from the Lightning....
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@NWSHanford Pretty good thunder going on in Yosemite Valley right now; ~1 mile away.
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Yosemite on Video
Articles I've Written About Yosemite
Where to Stay in and Near Yosemite National Park
The best places to stay in and around the park, based on reviews and personal experience with the park.
A general overview of Yosemite, with photos, videos, and commentary.
The Best Sightseeing Opportunities in Yosemite National Park
The "must see" list of essentials inside Yosemite.
Yosemite Links
Yosemite National Park - Official NPS Site
The official site for Yosemite, keep up to date with news, closings, openings, and park updates.
Just about everything factual you could possibly want to know about Yosemite is available on Wikipedia.
Yosemite: You Need a Guide
Your phone might be an option for some parts of Yosemite, but for the real dirt on Yosemite, the best trails, the best hiking tactics, when to go, where to set up camp, an all in one guide, you'll want to have this paper guide on hand. And why paper and not digital? This mapped out guide doesn't require battery life, so keep that in mind.
An essential if you're planning on spending time in Yosemite, this will help plan out every minute detail of your vacation.
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"No temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite... The grandest of all special temples of Nature."
-John Muir
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