Yosemite Falls and surrounding cliffs, viewed from the valley floor. Yosemite National Park, California. 1913.
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Date Taken
1913
Summary
Yosemite National Park, California. Yosemite Falls and surrounding cliffs, viewed from the valley floor. Only the head of Lower Yosemite Fall is visible through the trees. Dark zones of vegetation crossing the cliffs on the left reveal narrow terraces developed along zones of sheared rock. Sparseness of vegetation in the intermediate spaces is indicative of the absence of joints in the rock. Circa 1913.
Summary
Yosemite National Park, California. Yosemite Falls and surrounding cliffs, viewed from the valley floor. Only the head of Lower Yosemite Fall is visible through the trees. Dark zones of vegetation crossing the cliffs on the left reveal narrow terraces developed along zones of sheared rock. Sparseness of vegetation in the intermediate spaces is indicative of the absence of joints in the rock. Circa 1913.
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