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YNP – California Falls

1905 1920 vague traces

About a mile and a half past Glen Aulin is California Falls, the first of 3 sets of water falls. As the water level is relatively low it’s pretty easy to walk right up to the water’s edge. During the…

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Morning Light on the Tuolumne River

1917 1920 vague traces

We were only there for 2 mornings, but this is what it look on each of them. The water was so clear you could generally see down to the bottom no matter how deep it was (granted it’s late summer…

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Glen Aulin Falls – YNP

1920 1920 vague traces

Staying at Glen Aulin is quite nice. We managed to land what the camp manager stated was the “best tent they had, right next to the falls.” These were those falls. We were probably 50 feet away from the water’s…

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Tuolomne River (redux)

1890 1920 vague traces

Here’s a detail of the previous shot.

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Tuolumne River

1920 1915 vague traces

All along the trail the water flowed down the granite slabs as it has done for thousands of years. In many places the granite is so worn by the flow of the water that it looks just like the sand…

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Tuolumne River Rapids

1906 1920 vague traces

Surprisingly – to me at least – the river was strong, even in mid-august. All along the trail from Tuolumne to Glen Aulin the river rolls down long slabs of granite creating rapids that stretch on for hundreds of yards.…

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Burney Creek – Burney State Park

1915 1920 vague traces

Just past the waterfall a stream forms and carries through the valley off into the woods. I climbed out into what became a precarious position and made this image. The total exposure was about 1 minute with a light(ish) neutral…

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Burney Falls – Burney CA (Take 2)

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This is another of the frames of the Burney Waterfalls that i took back in late May. It’s similar to the first one i suppose. I can’t really decide on which i like the most. The falls are pretty cool…

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Mt Lassen State Park – Kings Creek

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We took a hike down Kings Creek in Mt Lassen State Park. We were there during the last weekend in May and there was still snow all over the place with several roads through the park closed down. I made…

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McArthur-Burney Falls

1897 1920 vague traces