High-Angle Overlook of Yosemite Falls and Valley Floor (1927)

High-angle vertical overlook from Glacier Point looking straight down at valley roads and trees across to Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls. — High-Angle Overlook of Yosemite Falls and Valley Floor (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Shooting from the dizzying height of Glacier Point, Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this grand vertical overview looking thousands of feet down onto the floor of Yosemite Valley. Across the canyon, Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls plunge down the sheer north wall in full flow, while far below, the winding ribbons of park service roads, historic village structures, and dense pine canopies spread across the valley basin, providing a comprehensive aerial-style survey of Yosemite's topography.