Half Dome at night Yosemite
Man hiking at night
Campground in Yosemite at night
Tents under stars Yosemite
Men at general store
Bear Creek
Hiker in cave Yosemite
Campfire by mountain Yosemite
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Half Dome Mountain

The 211-mile John Muir Trail begins near the base of the iconic Half Dome mountain in Yosemite National Park, shown here with a background of star streaks, photographed using a slow shutter speed. The trail also passes through Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks on its way to its southern terminus atop Mount Whitney.

Read more in “Star Trek: Yosemite to the Moon” from the July/August 2011 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Dmitri Alexander

John Muir Trail

John Muir Trail Photo Gallery from the July/August 2011 issue of National Geographic Traveler

June 14, 2011

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