Yosemite

YNP: Vernal Falls runoff (3 of 4)

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YNP: Vernal Falls runoff (2 of 4)

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YNP: Vernal Falls runoff

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I suppose this will be the first in what should be a 4 part series i took near the base of Vernal Falls. There are so many rock formations and the river was so swollen it made for what i think were some very interesting, and out of the ordinary, (for me anyway) photographs. I haven’t been close to too…

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The Merced River – Yosemite Valley

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In a light rain on the way back from Mirror Lake we stumbled upon this scene. The river was swollen from the snow melt and was surging more than i’ve ever seen it before.

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Dogwood Blossom – Yosemite Valley

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Dogwood Blossoms in Yosemite Valley

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Dogwood Blossoms – Yosemite Valley

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Between the base of Yosemite Falls and the Merced River.

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Half Dome At Sunrise

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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

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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

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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 shape several time a minute.

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