I reached Glacier Point late in the morning, and immediately learned exactly why it is near the top of the list of "must-see" places at Yosemite. At an elevation of 7,214 feet, it puts you over half a mile above the valley floor, and offers tremendous views in several directions.

One of the first images I took was this two-image vertical "mini-panorama" looking deep into the narrow part of Yosemite Valley, framed by gray granite and green conifers in the foreground, and the massif of Half Dome on the right side above.