The Mighty El Capitan | America’s National Parks

Yosemite s granite facades are heaven

Yosemite s granite facades are heaven for rock breeding birds like these

for rock breeding birds like these

for rock breeding birds like these common Ravens but the chicks are

common Ravens but the chicks are

common Ravens but the chicks are dangerously exposed and there’s trouble

dangerously exposed and there’s trouble

dangerously exposed and there’s trouble overhead a keen eyed adolescent bald

overhead a keen eyed adolescent bald

overhead a keen eyed adolescent bald eagle

but here comes father to the rescue nose

but here comes father to the rescue nose diving straight at the much bigger eager

fearless he harasses the predator even

fearless he harasses the predator even plucking its tail feathers and saving

plucking its tail feathers and saving

plucking its tail feathers and saving the day

father wheels above El Capitan

father wheels above El Capitan maintaining his defensive air patrol

mother meanwhile arrives home with a

mother meanwhile arrives home with a beak full of food for her insatiable

beak full of food for her insatiable

beak full of food for her insatiable brood the places precarious enough for

brood the places precarious enough for

brood the places precarious enough for creatures with wings but the flightless

creatures with wings but the flightless

creatures with wings but the flightless love this rock face to El Cap as they

love this rock face to El Cap as they

love this rock face to El Cap as they call it is coveted by climbers the world

call it is coveted by climbers the world

call it is coveted by climbers the world over the 3000 foot monolith takes four

over the 3000 foot monolith takes four

over the 3000 foot monolith takes four or five days to climb Yosemite sheer

or five days to climb Yosemite sheer

or five days to climb Yosemite sheer walls towers and spires offer climbers

walls towers and spires offer climbers

walls towers and spires offer climbers every imaginable degree of difficulty

every imaginable degree of difficulty

every imaginable degree of difficulty from hair-raising to flat-out insane

it’s as if the waves of glaciation over

it’s as if the waves of glaciation over time carved this place with Daredevils

time carved this place with Daredevils

time carved this place with Daredevils in mind with incomparable vistas as

in mind with incomparable vistas as

in mind with incomparable vistas as their rewards