Yosemite Panorama trail hike - May 15, 2009

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Above - Our first look at El Capitan and Half Dome as we entered Yosemite

Below - Our first look at Bridal Veil Falls from afar

Below - Cascade Falls

Below - Bridal Veil Falls up close

Below - Yosemite Falls from the Valley

Below - Our tent cabin for the night, a dogwood tree, and friends

Below - Watching Half Dome at sunset, from our camp

Below - We started our big hike at Glacier Point with its fantastic views!

Above, middle - Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls

Below - Half Dome, a granite rock, rising more than 4,737 feet above the valley

Below, left - Nevada and Vernal Falls - right - Yosemite Falls

Below - Fred on the Panorama Trail

Below - This rattlesnake was HUGE!

Below - Nevada and Vernal Falls

Below - Judith on the Panorama Trail

Below - Illilouette Falls

Illilouette Falls

Below - Illilouette Creek

Below - Scenery along the way

Below - First up close look at Nevada Falls

Below - Lichen, granite domes, and Judith

Below - Top of Nevada Fall

Below - Judith eats lunch at Nevada Fall

Nevada Fall (Nevada is an old Spanish word meaning "snowy").

Below - Vernal Fall

Vernal Fall

Below - Favorite "Fred on the trail" shots

Below - Yosemite Falls, the highest falls in North America

Below - El Capitan

Below - Traffic on the road out of Yosemite