A few of the words
- HALFDOME
- Half Dome's sheer northwest face rises about 2,000 feet of near-vertical granite — one of the most recognized rock formations on Earth.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ELCAPITAN
- El Capitan is one of the largest granite monoliths in the world, its tallest face measuring roughly 3,000 feet from base to summit.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MERCED
- The Merced River has flowed through Yosemite Valley for millennia; its name comes from the Spanish Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, bestowed by an 1806 expedition.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SEQUOIA
- Yosemite's Mariposa Grove shelters more than 500 mature giant sequoias, including the Grizzly Giant, estimated to be over 2,700 years old.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Yosemite Valley word search — free and large-print, set among soaring granite, silver waterfalls, and California's most beloved wilderness.
About Travel & Places
Carved by ancient glaciers over millions of years, Yosemite Valley stretches about seven miles through the heart of the Sierra Nevada, its sheer granite walls rising nearly a mile above the meadow floor. The Merced River winds quietly through the valley, reflecting the silhouette of Half Dome in its still water on calm mornings. John Muir called it "the grandest of all the special temples of Nature," and those who stand at Valley View for the first time tend to agree without a word.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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