Yosemite National Park turns 122 today. Established on October 1, 1890, the park encompasses 747,956 acres in the Sierra Nevada. With the impressive Yosemite Valley as its centerpiece, the park includes a breathtaking range of geographical features, such as waterfalls, lakes, glaciers, expansive meadows, groves of giant sequoias, and granite monoliths such as El Capitan and Half Dome.
In 2006, this photograph of the Gates of the Valley in Yosemite National Park was featured on the Scenic American Landscapes series.
