Cathedral Spires (2,660 ft. high), Yosemite Valley

Collection: Landscapes

Title

Cathedral Spires (2,660 ft. high), Yosemite Valley

Subject

Cathedral Spires (Calif.)

Yosemite National Park (Calif.)

Description

No. 203. CATHEDRAL SPIRES, YOSEMITE VALLEY.
The objects of interest in Yosemite Valley, which render it without a rival in scenic effects in the known world, are the great cliffs and crags which border it, rising 3,000 to 4,000 feet in vertical height above the level of the valley; the wonderful bas-relief of columns, spires and arches upon its granite walls ; the grand and beautiful waterfalls by which the many tributaries to the Merced river enter the valley, leaping over its walls from stupendous heights; Lake Mirror, one of the most beautiful sheets of water in the world ; and finally the famous “big trees ” of California in the immediate neighborhood, while the celebrated Mariposa big tree grove is just south of the southern boundary line of the Yosemite National Park. Cathedral Rock and Cathedral Spires are near the Bridal Veil Fall, opposite the massive wall of El Capitan.
A8523

Creator

T.W. (Truman Ward) Ingersoll

Source

Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA

Publisher

Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA

Date

1899

Rights

No Copyright – United States

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Stereographs

Identifier

203