Winter Overlook of Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point (1927)

The snow-covered peak of Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon seen from a high winter overlook framed by snow-covered pine branches. — Winter Overlook of Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Standing along the snowbound rim at Glacier Point, Donald A. Hall Sr. recorded this panoramic view of Half Dome dominating the eastern horizon. Glacial snowfields blanket the sheer rock ledges and surrounding High Sierra peaks, while Tenaya Canyon falls away into shadow to the left, framed by frost-encrusted evergreen needles in the foreground, capturing the austere alpine serenity of Yosemite in the winter of 1927.