Yosemite Valley, carved into granitic rocks by a glacier, attracts millions of visitors to its lush floor and to sweeping views from the overlook at Glacier Point.

View up-valley from Tunnel View - El Capitan on left, Bridal Veil Falls on right, Half Dome in distance.	Yosemite Falls in early July 2008.
Yosemite Falls from the lush floor of Yosemite Valley.	Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge area.
Nevada (top) and Vernal (bottom) Falls along Merced River upstream of Yosemite Valley, seen along with Half Dome from Glacier Point.	Half Dome and the joint-controlled trend of Tenaya Creek in line with, and upstream of, Yosemite Valley; view from Glacier Point.
Dizzying view down into Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point.