Yosemite National Park: Hiking Half Dome, Part 1

Yosemite National Park is a crown jewel of America’s many outstanding hiking destinations. This remarkable landscape, deeply loved by naturalist John Muir and photographer Ansel Adams, features breathtaking mountains, deep valleys, majestic meadows, incredible waterfalls and massive granite domes.  One of the most impressive of these granite monoliths is also perhaps the most famous hike…