El Capitan

Ischyros
Ischyros
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Relaxing Under El Capitan

  • April 23, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by dina4 from los angeles, California
Tired after a long day of hiking? When your muscles are aching, but you're not ready to head indoors, stop along Northside Drive under El Capitan, park your car, and grab a blanket. You can lie down and gaze upwards at one of the largest pieces of exposed granite in the world. It's truly a sight to behold! (In the summer, there are plenty of brave rock climbers to peer at through binoculars.)

From journal April in Yosemite

El Capitan

  • November 23, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Ischyros from Mishawaka, Indiana
El Capitan

El Capitan, the largest single granite monolith in the world, towers over 3000 feet above the valley floor. It is very popular with rock climbers and numberous people gather in the meadow beneath it to watch. At night, watch for small balls of light along its sheer face where climbers are resting in slings dangling from the side of the cliff. For the best photos, park at the pull-off shortly after the road becomes one-way heading into the valley. To watch the mountain climbers, park along El Capitan meadow on Northside Drive, the one way road heading out of the valley.

From journal Heaven on Earth

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