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Glacier Point
This is the most awesome lookout in the lower 48 states.
Only Alaska and Banff, Alberta can compare.Glacier Point Hiker's Bus and vicinity
day hikes: Go Here
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From where those people are standing it is a 3,000 foot freefall drop to the valley
floor
below.
Half Dome is seen in the upper right corner. |
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Sometimes the late afternoon thunderstorm activity makes for an interesting view.
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Sample Sunsets from
Glacier Point |
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The entire Yosemite Valley is visible. |
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Looking west, Yosemite Falls is visible.
This shot was taken in mid August, when most of the waterfalls in Yosemite
are done for the season. |
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In the old days, people would do handstands on this outcropping; DO NOT
ATTEMPT SUCH FOOLHARDY STUNTS! YOU WILL DIE! |
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Do NOT ignore this warning; about 5
people have been killed in the park this year ignoring safety warnings. |
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The whole family gets into the picture. |
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The gift
shop at Glacier Point. You can't see it in this small image, but in a
larger image you can see 6 people eating ice cream. There is something
about Glacier Point that almost everyone gets an ice cream... must be
the thin air... |
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Glacier
Point Road is in the high country; it averages about 8,000 feet in
elevation. |
You can reach
Glacier Point off Highway 41. |
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Click on the image at left to
see full-size map of valley floor and points of interest within view of
Glacier Point. |
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