Top five places that I think would be good in summer - Sentinel Dome - via the old road - shorter hike, but still to quiet location. - go on a star lit night! Middle of El Capitan Meadow - bring binoculars, and look for climbers from the middle of the meadow - very quiet! Mariposa Grove - under the shadow of a giant sequoia or at Wawona Point Wawona - Swinging Bridge in the early morningby Granitesquirrel - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion