28 142 208 2009-01-21T08:16:47+01:00 <p>Yosemite Valley is the central launching pad for many outdoor activities in Yosemite National Park.&nbsp; Here you will be surrounded by ginormous granite rock formations including the famous El Capitan and Half Dome!</p> <p><a href="http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/hdpermits.htm">NPS.gov on Half Dome Permits</a> in effect 2010 - you must obtain a permit to hike to the top of Half Dome on Fri/Sat/Sun and federal holidays when the cables are up.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite">Wikipedia Info</a> .<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-naturehistory_1-0"> </sup> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Yosemite+National+Park,+Wawona,+CA+95389&amp;geocode=CV1clqivzQt3FWRVQAIdDWng-CnnuMr5nfCWgDEbgPuPJPaBeQ&amp;dirflg=&amp;saddr=&amp;f=d&amp;dq=yosemite&amp;sll=37.770058,-119.510771&amp;sspn=0.677379,1.22937&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=37.770715,-119.512024&amp;spn=1.663028,3.56781&amp;z=9">Get directions</a></p> -7.0 -8.0 12 37.7379919534 1 -119.5901298523 Yosemite Valley 103 56 60 2010-02-11T03:25:14+01:00 1 -8.0