Yosemite National Park in California, USA is one of the nation's most loved parks and it can be very busy in the summer. El Capitan is a rock formation in the Western region of the Park. It is about 3000 ft (900 m) high. Visitors to the park can b...

Olsmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California, USA provides a vista view of the North side of  Half Dome and a view of Tenaya Lake.  It is named for Frederick Law Olmsted and son.  The elder is known as the father of American landscape arch...

Horseshoe Lake is in the Mammoth Lakes, California, USA area.  It is a popular recreational area and is the trail head for numerous hiking trails.  It has wide beaches that are also popular. 

Mono Lake is in Mono County outside of Lee Vining, California and next to the Eastern Sierra Mountains in central California, USA.  The other-worldly tufas are calcium-carbonate spires that are formed from the interaction of fresh water springs an...

Lone Pine is a small town of 2000 people that is situated in the desert in Inyo County California.  It is probably best known for being adjacent to the Alabama Hills which served as a site for many TV shows and movies from "Rawhide" to "Star Trek".

This parking area provides one of the most iconic views of the entire Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The elevation at the point is 9265 ft and it is a short distance away from Mammoth Lakes, California, USA.  Across the valley are the imposing granite ...