Snowy Fall Morning on the Merced River, Yosemite Valley
November 2012
There's snow in the forecast for the mountains this weekend. Roaming around a freshly snowed-on landscape in Yosemite Valley is among the best experiences I've ever had.
The city noises of San Francisco have been left far behind. Now the soft munching of deer browsing a few feet away competes with the soft patter of snowflakes landing in the surrounding woods.
Although you can't help stopping at Tunnel View to take in the grand vista...
...it's also great to roam around quietly to hear the landscape's more intimate voices.
The beauty of an early snowstorm is having color in the trees instead of bare branches.
Cloak of Ferns
Gates of the Valley
Riverside Brushstrokes
Sealed in Ice
Dipper Catches a Morsel
Snow Pillows in the Merced
El Capitan Fog Factory
November Morning
Scouring Rush
Yosemite Valley
Not even a memory of summer crowds.
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