Yosemite

YNP: On the way to Dewey Point

1898 1920 vague traces

Just a little more snow! This is from a snow shoeing trip back in January after a fresh snow the night before.

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Have you ever made rock candy?

1913 1920 vague traces

Sorry for the break. We’ve been off exploring Death Valley since the middle of last week. I’ll have lots of images coming up if i can make the time to develop all of the film i shot. I just put…

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Tree Branch Along the Merced Encased in Ice

1920 1914 vague traces

Frozen Tree in Yosemite Valley

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Frozen Pine Tree

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Merced River in the Ice

1920 1910 vague traces

The Merced River with the wall of El Capitan granite in the background. It’s like standing downtown in a large city, but instead of skyscrapers full of office workers there are sheer walls of monolith all around you.

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El Capitan

1886 1920 vague traces

One of the things that always strikes me about being in Yosemite Valley is the enormousness of El Capitan. I mean, everything there is spectacular. The walls of every side of the valley tower above, but El Capitan is just…

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El Capitan in the Icy Fog

1911 1920 vague traces

The next day further up the Merced El Capitan’s base was engulfed frozen fog. This image was made during the late morning when the fog was burning off. Standing in the fog is amazing as over the course of just…

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Half Dome in the Freezing Fog

1909 1920 vague traces

The fog has just started filling the valley. Standing there it feels like the temperature drops 25 degrees over the course of just a couple of minutes. In the distance the Yosemite Valley Shuttle pulls out of Curry Village towards…

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Yosemite Valley – Photographer in the Afternoon Fog

1906 1920 vague traces

As the afternoon progresses something strange happens in the valley. It’s most likely due to the setting sun radiating less heat down onto the surface. As the air near the ground cools due to the snow and ice covering it…

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