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The Sunrises in the east on a very cold frosty morning in Yosemite Valley. As the sun breaks the horizon the first rays of light shine bright off the face of El Capitan and the Merced River flows on by.


The formation was named "El Capitan" by the Mariposa Battalion when it explored the valley in 1851. El Capitán ("the captain", "the chief") was taken to be a loose Spanish translation of the local Native American name for the cliff, variously transcribed as "To-to-kon oo-lah" or "To-tock-ah-noo-lah". It is unclear if the Native American name referred to a specific Tribal chief, or simply meant "the chief" or "rock chief". In modern times, the formation's name is often contracted to "El Cap", especially among rock climbers.

source ~ Wikipedia

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