Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California

Text And Photography By Erik Dresser

Updated October 18, 2018

One of the most photographed locations in one of the most popular photographic destinations in the world, iconic Half Dome towers nearly 5,000 feet above the valley floor of Yosemite National Park.

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Originally Published July 3, 2012

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