20 Classic Shots Of Yosemite National Park Capturing The ’70s Spirit

Explore Yosemite through the lens of the ’70s with these stunning photos that reveal the park’s untouched wilderness and vintage spirit.

Lake Tenaya

Frozen in 1972.

Climbers

Scaling the park, 1970s.

Glen Aulin Falls

Taken in 1970.

A Group of Hippies

Recovering bags of marijuana from the frozen Lower Merced Pass Lake in Yosemite National Park, which fell from a crashed smuggler’s plane. January, 1977.

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Unicorn Peak

Standing tall in 1972.

On a Hike

Yosemite, 1970s.

A “Faller”

Cutting down flame-damaged trees after a major forest fire, September 1973.

Working on the Trees

After the fire, 1973.

Aerial View

From a lookout. Although in the center of the burn area, the lookout was unharmed, September, 1973.

El Capitan

Climbing the peak in 1979..

Photo on the Rocks

Looking good in 1972.

Campers

Sleeping over in the 1970s.

Calm Waters

Fishing in 1972.

“The Stone Masters of Yosemite Valley”

Billy Westbay, Jim Bridwell and John Long, 1975.

The Original Stonemasters

Werner Braun, Jim Pettigrew, Ron Kauk, and John Bachar. 1970s.

Rapids

Kayaking in 1972.

Half Dome

Looking down and west, 1972.

Family Trip

Yosemite, early ‘70s.

Downhill Racer, Froggatt Edge

Soloing expert Derek Hersey, 1979.

Lake Tenaka

In all its glory, 1971.

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