Yosemite National Park

I have a long and rich family history in Yosemite National Park. My Great-Grandparents honeymooned at the Mountainhouse Lodge and my parents courted in the park and honeymooned at the Glacier Point a Lodge (same hotel, different name, long since burned down). My dad worked in the park in the 50's building roads in the Mariposa Grove, building campgrounds in the Wawona area and fighting fires in the Hetch Hetchy area. I was a toddler but witnessed one of the last Fire Fallsa and have many many awesome memories of going to Yosemite as a child. My love of the park has only grown as an adult.

Purple Mountain Heather macro
Momma Marmot and baby
Famous view from the Yosemite tunnel. This view features a rainbow at the base of Bridal Veil Falls and a snow capped Half Dome and Clouds Rest.
April Snow
This was a rare April snowstorm in Yosemite Valley. This picture is artistically altered in that the Merced River is in color, but the trees and shoreline are black and white. This was a spectacular and special time to be in he valley. 2010
This was a rare April snowstorm in Yosemite Valley. This is Yosemite Falls after the storm cleared. This was a spectacular and special time to be in he valley. 2010
Misty Merced
This is the Merced River in Yosemite Valley. It was early in the morning when I noticed the thin layer of mist on the water. I call it the misty Merced.
Moon Shadow
This picture was an experiment! This is North Dome by moon light only.
Granite
This view is of Half Dome and Clouds Rest from the North Dome trail.
Vogelsang
This is Vogelsang Peak taken from near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp.

Cairn Photo

Yosemite National Park