1.   Even below the surface, ocean waves can throw the divers against granite cliffs or rip out their breathing gear.

2.   Granite cliffs loom above evergreen forests that tower over the highway.

3.   We climbed up granite cliffs and over plateaus marshy with meltwater.

4.   Narrow roads cut along jagged, granite cliffs carry visitors high above quiet valleys bedecked with orchards laden with cherries, apricots and plums.

5.   The military is restoring and plans to open to the public a pair of sea caverns carved by hand from granite cliffs that once sheltered dozens of patrol boats.

6.   Yosemite can trace many of its woes to its spectacular setting -- too many people want to drive in to marvel at the granite cliffs and stunning waterfalls.