Oak Grove, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. October 27, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

This probably doesn’t look remotely like a “Yosemite Valley photograph” to those who haven’t spent some time there, but I find that aspects of the Valley beyond the obvious (and truly spectacular) major attractions define the place as much or more for me. These oaks are in one of my favorite places, El Capitan Meadow.