Pictures of Upper Falls and North Dome, Yosemite

(Copyright © 2012 Piero Scaruffi)
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The route: Yosemite Creek campground to the Upper Falls (bottom) to North Dome up to Tioga Rd

Ten Lakes trailhead

Ten Lakes trailhead

First creek crossing


First creek crossing

Yosemite Creek

Crossing the Yosemite Creek

Crossing the Yosemite Creek


Along gthe Yosemite Creek

Yosemite Creek campground

Yosemite Creek campground

Yosemite Creek campground


Yosemite Creek campground

Yosemite Creek campground

Yosemite Creek campground


The trail to the Upper Falls

The route to the Upper Falls

Junction with the Lukens trail

Along the Yosemite Creek


Along the Yosemite Creek

Along the Yosemite Creek

Along the Yosemite Creek

Along the Yosemite Creek


Along the Yosemite Creek

Along the Yosemite Creek

Yosemite Creek (another crossing)

A sudden plateau


To the Upper Falls

Eagle Point

To the Upper Falls

Yosemite Valley from the Upper Falls


Yosemite Point


Mt Lyell in the distance (highest peak in Yosemite)

Top of the Upper Falls

Top of the Upper Falls

Lower Falls


Top of the Upper Falls

Top of the Upper Falls

Top of the Upper Falls

Top of the Upper Falls


Top of the Upper Falls

Glacier Point and Sentinel Dome

Top of the Upper Falls (highest waterfalls in North America)

Upper Falls


The stairs to go to the top of the Upper Falls

Eagle Point

Yosemite Point

Towards Yosemite Point


Crossing the Yosemite Creek just above the Upper Falls

Crossing the Yosemite Creek just above the Upper Falls

Incredible vertical monolith


Incredible vertical monolith

Upper Falls

Upper Falls

El Capitan


The trail from the Valley to the Upper Falls

Down in the valley

My favorite viewpoint just above the lookout
From Half Dome to El Capitan


Half Dome

Junction with the trail coming from Tioga Rd

Junction with the trail coming from Tioga Rd

The last ridge before North Dome


The last ridge before North Dome

The last ridge before North Dome

Half Dome and North Dome

Clouds Rest


Half Dome

To North Dome

North Dome

Southern ridge of Yosemite Valley

From Clouds Rest to Sentinel Dome with Half Dome in the middle


Clouds Rest

North Dome

The peak before North Dome in the trail from the Upper Falls

North Dome


Tenaya Canyon and Clouds Rest

Fissures

Waterfalls between Glacier Point and Mist Trail

Waterfalls between Glacier Point and Mist Trail

From Glacier Point to El Capitan


Clouds Rest & Basket Dome

Basket Dome

Chipmunk

Chipmunk


Rattlesnake

Deer

Trail


Three way junction with the trail coming up from Mirror Lake

The trail at the last creek crossing

The Porcupine Tree trailhead`

The Porcupine Tree trailhead

Movie of the view from above North Dome


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(Copyright © 2012 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me