20081010_YoseTrip_ 0062-Merced-River. jpg As we drove in to the valley on hwy 120/hwy 140 between the valley and El Portal, the river was slow and the water still making for some pretty reflections
20081010_YoseTrip_ 0518-Tunnel-view.jpg We turned back up Hwy 41 a couple of miles so that Bob and Betty could get their first view of the valley from one of the most spectacular vistas.
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0254-oak.jpg One of my favorites spots and favorite trees
20081010_YoseTrip_ 0521-dogwood.jpg This beautiful Dogwood tree was in our campsite. What you can't see is the SNOW falling. We were watching the clouds by Half Dome, next thing we knew, it was snowing on us.
20081011_YoseTrip_ 0476_buck.jpg We passed this buck several times. He had been enjoying the apples in the apple grove in Curry Village
20081011_YoseTrip_ 0482_buck.jpg The buck and the Meadow
20081011_YoseTrip_ 0488_buck.jpg More of the buck in the Meadow
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0257-Valley_view.jpg Valley view is another favorite spot for the view of the valley from the river
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0269_valley-View.jpg Valley View
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0272_valley_view.jpg Valley View
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0731_valley-view.jpg Valley View
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0736-valley-View.jpg More of Valley View
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0752_leaf.jpg A leaf on the stone wall
20081011_YoseTrip_ 0501_Sunset_half-dome.jpg I had to run up to the post office in Valley Village. The clouds were lifting, the moon rising and almost sunset and I was the only one in our group there with a camera
20081011_YoseTrip_ 0508_HalfDome_Moon.jpg More of the Moon and Half Dome
20081011_Yosetrip_ 0755-Half_Dome.jpg The end of the sunset and the moon hiden in the clouds
20081012_Yosetrip_ 0665-ElCapitan.jpg Sunrise on El Capitan
20081012_YoseTrip_ 0451-spring.jpg We had passed fern spring on the way in to the park, I knew we had to go back. It was a good thing we did this morning as they had the pull out closed for road work the next couple of days
20081012_YoseTrip_ 0453_Spring.jpg Fern Spring
20081012_YoseTrip_ 0462-spring.jpg Fern Spring
20081012_YoseTrip_ 0467-spring.jpg Fern Spring
20081012_YoseTrip_ 0472-spring.jpg Fern Spring
20081012_Yosetrip_ 0698-ViewFromStone manBridge.jpg Every visit to the valley I see photographers lined up on all the bridges for sunset, I think the ones that line up on this bridge are decoys...
20081012_Yosetrip_ 0705_HalfDome.jpg Half Dome Sunset
20081012_Yosetrip_ 0712_HalfDome.jpg
20081012_Yosetrip_ 0719-HalfDome_v2.jpg Playing with long exposures for car light trails
20081012_Yosetrip_ 0720-sunset_halfDo me.jpg More playing with long exposures for the car light trails. We could have stayed longer, but we did not bring a flashlight and had told the guys it was their turn to make dinner and we would be back in 30mins...oops more than 30 minutes later
20081013_YoseTrip_ 0391_lightTays.jpg Because of the cold and the number of campers, the camp fire smoke make for some nice light rays.
20081013_YoseTrip_ 0400-reflections-v2.jpg The trees reflected in the wind rippled water
20081013_Yosetrip_ 0629_TunnelView.jpg Waiting for the moon rise at Tunnel View