National park tips: In Yosemite, early birds get worms, views and sometimes vows
At Yosemite National Park, Tunnel View can be murder at midday. If you arrive before 9 a.m., you’ll have more fun. That will put you ahead of most of the tour buses and many of the cars. You might even catch a bride and groom in a solemn act. The park’s leading wedding preacher, the Rev. Autrey Nassar, sometimes schedules early-morning ceremonies to capitalize on that view.
READ: A full view of Half Dome »
Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is a California icon, and there’s more than one way to look at it -- from the non-rounded side, for example.
In honor of this year’s National Park Service centennial, the Travel section is posting 100 park travel ideas and tips based on trips staff travel writer Christopher Reynolds has taken, along with photo-op advice from Times photographer Mark Boster. We’ll post one per day through Dec. 31.
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