Tenaya Canyon, California USA

Tenaya Canyon is a dramatic and dangerous canyon in Yosemite National Park, California, USA, that runs from the outlet of Tenaya Lake 10 miles down to Yosemite Valley, carrying water in Tenaya Creek through a series of spectacular cascades and pools and thence into a deep canyon below Cloud's Rest, a giant granite mountain adjacent to Half Dome. The top of the canyon can be seen from Tioga Pass Road. Hiking the canyon involves dangerous exposure to heights and, even if there is minimal water in Tenaya Creek, mandatory swims, dangerous waterfalls, and cascades. Wet and slippery glacially polished granite adds to the likelihood of falling. Te canyon has no foot trail and is notoriously difficult to navigate, particularly in spring and summer when water levels are high. 

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