This phrase comes to us from John Muir who is forever linked with Yosemite. After several winter snows, the park is dressed in white as the snow is melting into the Merced.
This view of Half Dome is from a spot adjacent to Sentinel Bridge. Most of the 4 million visitors who come to Yosemite each year see the Merced River and Half Dome from this spot.
Yosemite is a quiet place in winter. There have been 137 Christmases celebrated at Yosemite Valley Chapel. It was built in 1879 and it is the oldest structure in Yosemite National Park.
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