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Half Dome

Imaggeo on Mondays: Sunset and moonrise at Yosemite

Teamrat Ghezzehei June 24, 2019

Sunset and Moonrise at Yosemite Credit: Teamrat Ghezzehei (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This side view of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park (California, USA) was taken from Washburn Point, a less frequented overlook a few hundred meters away from the popular Glacier Point outlook. The sun just on the right side behind the camera, which gave the orange tint to the back side of Half Dome. At the same time a full moon was mere minutes from bursting in the background, which resulted in ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Half dome at sunset

Laura Roberts-Artal May 16, 2016

Half dome at sunset . Credit: Alessandro Demarchi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Yosemite’s Half Dome stands, majestic, over a granite dominated terrain in the Yosemite Valley area; one of the most beautiful landscapes in northern America, and arguably, the world – it is also an Earth scientist’ playground. Stamped into the west slope of the Sierra Nevada range, the Yosemite Valley is a collection of lush forests, deep valleys, meandering rivers and streams, all punctua ...[Read More]