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Half Dome At Sunrise
The sun hit halfdome before almost anything else in the valley setting the scene for what turned into a spectacular morning of cloud modulation. (aka pictures…)
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Frozen Trees at 6000 Feet
Saturday was rainy and cold. Sunday morning the sun was broke through the clouds and eventually let the mountain tops show through. There wasn’t any snow in the valley but up at the top everything was encased in snow and ice. By noon there was hardly even any evidence of the previous night’s storm.
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El Cap From The Valley Floor
El Capitan from the valley floor is immense. The base of the mountain is right behind that patch of trees and the sheer cliff face rises above the valley more than 3500 feet. El Cap is the largest exposed granite slab on earth. Late morning brought warming weather making the clouds around its dome change…
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Mountain Top – YNP, CA
I didn’t know the name of this peak when i make the picture, and i still can’t figure it out. What struck me initially was the way the light was hitting it, strong on left but without casting a sharp shadow over the right. While the morning clouds and mist blew by the light changed…
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Half Dome – YNP, CA
For the first time in quite a while we were able to take the day off on Friday and take off for Yosemite first thing in the morning. I’m pretty sure it was the first time I’ve ever been able to drive there during the day. Usually we arrive around 10 or 11pm after getting…
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Bridal Veil Falls – Yosemite National Park
I’ve spent the week processing and scanning pictures from our last trip to yosemite… It had been a while, more than 6 months i think, since i’ve been out there. This was the first time i’ve ever been to yosemite where the weather could be considered bad. It was cold, windy and rained pretty much…
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Cresent City, CA – Lighthouse
This the last in a few from the North Coast of California (just south of the Oregon border). One of 2 lighthouses located in the strangely quaint and quiet Crescent City, CA. We took a trip to Yosemite last weekend to get a visit in before the tourist season kicked into high gear (and the…
