Nevada Fall Crashing Over Sloping Granite Apron in Yosemite (1927)

The roaring cascade of Nevada Fall plunging over its distinctive sloping granite apron beneath high alpine cliffs on the Merced River. — Nevada Fall Crashing Over Sloping Granite Apron in Yosemite (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Backpacking along the Mist Trail and Merced River canyon in Yosemite National Park, Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this powerful portrait of Nevada Fall. The 594-foot waterfall is photographed crashing over its signature sloping granite apron, churning into a massive cloud of spray that drifts across the evergreen forest below Liberty Cap. The photograph reflects Hall's physical endurance and passion for backcountry alpine exploration during the historic summer of 1927.