Photo of the Day
A group of climbers jump from Half Dome
BASE Jumping, Yosemite
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Adventure Photos
Leaping from Half Dome is illegal, but in Yosemite the sport of BASE jumping is soaring in popularity anyway. Climbers say it's faster (and more fun) to parachute into the valley than to hike all the way down the back of the mountain.
See more pictures from the May 2011 feature story "Daring. Defiant. Free."