Half Dome
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** FILE ** This April 2013 image shows Yosemite Valley as seen from Tunnel View with three of Yosemite National Park's best-known natural attractions: The El Capitan summit on the left, the granite peak known as Half Dome in the distant center, and Bridalveil Fall on the right. (AP Photo/Kathy Matheson)
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As many as 1,200 nature lovers a day have been climbing Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. A limit of 300 has been set to avoid traffic jams, especially when bad weather hits the dome that rises 5,000 feet above the valley. (National Park Service via Associated Press)