(my camera got rained on and the tripod fell out of my car but it all worked out)
read moreThis past weekend involved another trip to a place i love: Yosemite National Park. I can’t quite wrap my mind around the past couple of weeks, shifting between a rather drab work-week and then these fantastic places for about 50 hours. I guess that’s California for you, nothing’s more than a train ride (or a 3 hour drive) away. Yosemite…
read moreYosemite National Park: Early February 06: Bridal Veil Falls – Yosemite National Park (link) Back to Basics (link) Bridal Veil Falls from Above (link) Redwood and Moss (link) Snow Shoeing Along Badger Pass (link)
read moreUnfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you feel about these sorts of things, this picture was pretty much taken from a parking lot. Granted it’s a nice parking lot with a great view, but it’s a parking lot. The trend on this sort of thing around the park is upwards – which is… well the way it is. i’ll be…
read moreI got to spend this weekend lazing around Yosemite, one of my most favorite past-times, even over Super-Bowl weekend. Of course living here on the west coast the super-bowl starts at about 3pm. Since we didn’t get on the road until about 2:30pm and there were about 180 miles of asphalt between the park and the couch there wasn’t much…
read moreWe went out to Yosemite again this weekend. I don’t know what it is but no matter how much i’ve tried i always end up taking pictures of half-dome. It’s an amazing thing, but i’ve been trying to find other items of note in the valley. This weekend found the leaves about one to two weeks short of their optimal…
read moreSame chunk of granite, different camera I don’t really know about this one… As i composed it i thought it would be fantastic, now i’m having second thoughts, maybe? maybe not? I’ve also got a case of the newton rings going on, which is unfortunate, but i thought i’d share it with you as i didn’t feel like i had…
read moreSunday morning before we left we decided to cruise up to the top of Glacier Point. Glacier Point has a spectacular view of the entire valley below, but is unfortunately overrun with tour buses, and the cargo they carry. There is a nice paved path area going out to the point complete with full bathroom and fully stocked gift shop.…
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