Yosemite

The beauty and the grandeur of Yosemite National Park beckon 3.5 million visitors each year. Some of them are rock-climbers, come to challenge Yosemite's granite. Some, laden with packs en route to the sparsely traveled backcountry, see the valley as a way station to solitude. By far the greatest number, however, journey to Yosemite to experience the views from the valley.