If you’ve never been to Yosemite, go. If you have been to Yosemite, go back. In the meantime, go watch four minutes of time-lapse videos from the national park. It’s a way to see a bit of the beauty while you’re sitting at your computer on a Tuesday morning.
I’ve been to Yosemite three times, the last time in August 2010 when I hiked 19 miles round-trip and climbed Half Dome. That last 400-foot climb up up the sheer granite face of Half Dome was crazy, and the trip back down is still probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done, including marathons. It was SO completely worth it. That’s the photo in my “About Me” section, though the cooler photos are of my feet hanging off the ledge at the top.