I decided to split this post up after trying to pick just a couple pictures from the Yosemite portion of things. with the snow being as scarce as it was, the pass through to Yosemite was open, thanks in part to the first December on record without ANY precipitation...in something like 103 years. Oh yeah, big mountain year for this crew. We drove through the pass, coming in the valley from the back, through the meadows and passed Lake Tenaya. We took endless shots in the park, which I'd never visited in a non-summer setting.
(falling rocks on the cliff road above / the family at Lake Tenaya and shots in the valley below)
I was astonished at just how low the water flow is in the winter, even with the frozen mist cones. After how high the water levels had been and how intense we'd seen the rapids two springs ago, I never expected the trickle we found coming down the valley walls.
And then right when we thought we wee heading home, the setting sun broke through the clouds and it was as if someone had lit a match to the whole valley. The sky, the trees, even the frozen lake - everything was glowing. Naturally, that put the brakes on our departure and we even backtracked a little trying to capture it all.
If you ever have the opportunity to get into Yosemite in the winter, do not miss it. The contrast in lack of crowds, rushing water, noise and traffic - just the all encompassing tranquility of it - is something to experience.
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