1. Clouds' Rest. 2. Half Dome. 3. Mount Watkins. 4. Basket Dome. 5. North Dome. 6. Washington Column. 7. Royal Arches. 8. Mirror Lake and mouth of Tenaya Cañon. 9. Yosemite Village. 10. Head of Yosemite Falls. 11. Eagle Peak (the Three Brothers). 12. El Capitan. 13. Ribbon Falls. 14. Merced River. 15. El Capitan Bridge and Moraine. 16. Big Oak Flat Road. 17. Wawona Road. 18. Bridal Veil Falls. 19. Cathedral Rocks. 20. Cathedral Spires. 21. Sentinel Rock. 22. Glacier Point. 23. Sentinel Dome. 24. Liberty Cap. 25. Mount Broderick. 26. Little Yosemite Valley. _By permission of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior_] Paralleling this stream at the distance of about ten miles is the intense Merced. This and its tributaries are signally rich in lakes and waterfalls, and they flow among stupendous and astounding glacial landscapes. At last the Merced flows serenely through the world-famous valley, the matchless Yosemite Gorge. No name can suggest the amazing combinations of vastness and beauty seen in this rocky passage; the name "valley" is altogether lacking in significance. It may be described as having gorge walls with a valley floor. The walls have unshattered solidity, great height, and almost true verticalness. They bear the marks of individuality, and the valley-like floor shows original character. The Yosemite Valley is obviously the greatest, as it is the most celebrated, scene in the Park. It is about seven miles long, approximately one mile wide, and about three fourths of a mile deep. The floor is nearly level and lies at an altitude of four thousand feet. It is well grassed, adorned with trees and groves, and glorified from end to end by the Merced River. The nearly vertical walls rise mainly in smooth, substantial masses from twenty-five hundred to nearly five thousand feet. Waterfalls from the heights above make the wild plunge over the rim down to the floor of the valley.