Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley ( ) is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7.5 miles (12 km) long and approximately 3000–3500 feet deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines. The valley is drained by the Merced River, and a multitude of streams and waterfalls flow into it, including Tenaya, Illilouette, Yosemite and Bridalveil Creeks. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America, and is a big attraction especially in the spring when the water
Cascading Waterfall largest of its kind in North America. The walkways surrounding the waterfall features the first use of aggregated concrete anywhere in the world. The waterfall is maintained by the National Park Service. The waterfall was surveyed in 1994 by Save Outdoor Sculpture and at the time treatment was needed. Cascading Waterfall Cascading Waterfall is a public art work by American artist John Joseph Earley, located in Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC. "Cascading Waterfall" was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994. The fountain, reminiscent of 16th century Italian villas, focuses primarily on thirteen large