It is those cables that guide hikers to the summit of Half Dome. While most visitors are content to gaze at the iconic Yosemite site from the valley floor, the best viewing is at Sentinel Bridge ...

Read on to learn about some of the most dangerous hikes in the U.S. Just a look at the cable route up Half Dome, and viewers ... dawn and complete it after sunset if attempting it in one day.

The longer paddle-type ones felt more natural, while the half-dome switches—imagine a single thumbstick, sliced in half, then stuck on the back with the rim sticking out—were a bit too ...

Tourists walk out to Glacier Point with a background view of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) Half Dome is one of the most recognized places in ...

One of the world's largest granite monoliths, El Capitan, along with Half Dome are also located here. U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park ...

America the beautiful is a wonderland for nature lovers and hikers. Although most of the top-rated hikes are on the West Coast and in the Mountain West, the East Coast and even the Deep South and ...

Queensgate. Climb to the high steel trusses supporting on of the largest half-dome rotundas in the world. Sturdy shoes required. No dresses, open-toed or high heels allowed. 2-hour tour ascends ...

We associate Yosemite with the photographs of Ansel Adams, who acknowledged Watkins as one of “the great Western photographers,” but it was Watkins who first turned Half Dome, Cathedral Rocks ...