Merced River Rapids Tumbling Through Deep Forested Gorge (1927)

High-angle view looking down into the deep, pine-covered Merced River gorge as turbulent white-water rapids tumble over boulders. — Merced River Rapids Tumbling Through Deep Forested Gorge (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

From an elevated vantage point along the canyon rim trail, Donald A. Hall Sr. photographed the Merced River carving through a deep, boulder-strewn mountain gorge. The rushing torrent churns into white water as it tumbles past fallen logs and massive granite talus blocks, tightly enclosed by dense ponderosa pines and firs, demonstrating Hall's keen photographic interest in hydraulic motion and rugged topographical relief.