Sunset Near Conway Summit
Sunset near Conway Summit. Eastern Sierra Nevada. May 27, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Updated Photography Pages
There were so many images on the Sierra Nevada Photographs page that they were taking forever to load over the slow connection to my server. I split this page up and put photos from Yosemite on a separate page: Yosemite Photographs.
This does not completely resolve the problem. Ultimately I may need to organize these photos in a different manner.
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Yosemite Photographs
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***About this page
I am fortunate in that I have lived within a four-hour drive of Yosemite Valley since my family moved to California when I was four years old.
I have posted photos from other parts of the Sierra Nevada on a separate web page: Sierra Nevada Photographs.
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Evening Rain, Yosemite Valley II. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Dogwood Blossoms, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. April21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
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Trees, Leaves, Grass – Mirror Lake. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Morning Light, El Capitan. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Yosemite Valley View, Above Wawona Tunnel. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Four Oaks, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Evening Rain, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Yosemite Valley Grove at First Light. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Half Dome and Yosemite Valley, Dawn. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Spring Storm, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. April 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Dogwood Blossoms. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Meadow and Mist, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. April 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Autumn Leaves and Granite. Yosemite Valley, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)
Dogwood Leaves, Autumn. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Boulder, Merced River. Yosemite Valley, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Autumn, Merced River. Yosemite Valley, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
LeConte Memorial Lodge. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Autumn Color Below Vernal Fall. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Merced River Reflections, Autumn. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Rocks and Autumn Reflections, Merced River. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Yosemite Valley and Merced River, Autumn. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
El Capitan and Merced River, Autumn. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Dogwood Trees, October. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Forest Ferns. Yosemite Valley, California. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Last Alpenglow. Half Dome and Clouds Rest. Yosemite National Park, California. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Alpenglow, Half Dome and Clouds Rest. Yosemite National Park, California. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Twilight Clouds, Unicorn Peak. Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Mammoth Peak, Tarn. Yosemite National Park, California. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Dusk, Fletcher Meadow. Yosemite National Park. September 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Outlet Pond, Fletcher Lake. Yosemite National Park, California. September 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Frost and Fog, Sunrise. Yosemite National Park. October 7, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Ferns and Dogwood Trees. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 3006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Autumn Colors, Merced River. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Three Brothers, Merced River. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Autumn Trees, Merced River Canyon. Yosemite National Park. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
Sunset, Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Yosemite Valley, Nevada Fall Trail. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Autumn, Merced River. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Merced River, Boulder and Autumn Leaves. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Barn, Foresta. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Ferns and Dogwood. Yosemite National Park, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
El Capitan Meadow Trees. Yosemite Valley, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Mt. Conness and Tree at Sunset. Fletcher Lake, Yosemite National Park. September 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Vogelsang Lake. Yosemite National Park, California. September 11, 2006. © Copyight G Dan Mitchell.
Lupine. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Tuolumne Meadows Alpenglow. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Lembert Dome Alpenglow, Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Tenaya Lake and Sky. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Alpenglow, Mammoth Peak. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Tenaya Lake Reflections. Yosemite National Park. July 24, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Olmsted Point, Tenaya Lake Sunset. Yosemite National Park. July 24, 2006. © copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Tree, Sunset, Olmsted Point. Yosemite National Park. July 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Mammoth Peak and Kuna Crest. Yosemite National Park. July 2, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Sunset Cloud, Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Stump in Evening Light, Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Evening Light, Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Last Light, Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Approaching Vogelsang Pass. Yosemite National Park. October 11, 2003. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Sunset, Sierra Crest. Yosemite National Park. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Dusk, Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon.Yosemite National Parkl. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Morning Light, El Capitan and Half Dome. Yosemite National Park. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Tourists, Glacier Point. Yosemite, California. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Sunset, North Dome and Mount Hoffman. Yosemite National Park. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Yosemite Falls. Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Bridalveil Creek. Yosemite Valley. June 11, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Last Light on El Capitan. Yosemite Valley. March 4, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Last Light on Half Dome. Yosemite Valley. March 4, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Morning Snow. Yosemite Valley. March 4, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Fog at Dusk. Yosemite Valley. March 4, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
El Capitan and the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. October 30, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
October Foliage. Yosemite Valley. October 30, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Vernal Fall and Autumn Color. Yosemite National Park. October 30, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Parker Pass Sky. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Spillway Lake and Kuna Crest. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Fall Color Near Parker Pass. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Kuna Crest near Spillway Lake. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Fiesta Lake. Yosemite National Park. September 16, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.”
Near Parker Pass. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Rocks at Spillway Lake. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tarn between Townsley and Ireland Lakes. Yosemite National Park. August 27, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Rafferty Creek Trail and Fletcher Peak. Yosemite National Park. August 28, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Fletcher Lake and Vogelsang Peak. August 27, 2005. Yosemite National Park. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Sunset at Fletcher Lake. Yosemite National Park. August 27, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Dusk in Lyell Canyon. Yosemite National Park. August 26, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Hikers and Ireland Lake. Yosemite National Park. August 27, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Morning Light, Fletcher Lake. Yosemite National Park. August 28, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Rain Near Tioga Pass. Yosemite National Park. August 15, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Mt. Gibb Sunset. Yosemite National Park. August 6, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tioga Pass Tarn. Yosemite National Park. August 6, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Sunset, Tioga Pass. Yosemite National Park. July 8, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite National Park. July 8, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Parker Pass. Yosemite National Park. July 8, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Floating Ice in Alpine Tarn. Yosemite National Park. July 8, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Suncups and Clouds Near Parker Pass. Yosemite National Park. July 8, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
El Capitan. Yosemite National Park. May 21. 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
El Capitan and Merced River. Yosemite National Park. May 21, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Moonrise. Yosemite Valley. May 21, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tree and Cliff at Vernal Fall. Yosemite National Park. May 21, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Evening at Elizabeth Lake. Yosemite National Park. August 9, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tioga Pass Tarn. Yosemite National Park. August 13, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Yosemite Valley. March 3, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Yosemite Valley. March 5, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
El Capitan and Half Dome on a cold and windy fall morning. November 21, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Vernal Falls in late November. Yosemite National Park. November 21, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Trees and cliff below Vernal Falls. Yosemite National Park. November 21, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Yosemite Valley on a very windy November day. November 21, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Fall colors at Lower Cathedral Lake. Yosemite National Park. October 10, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Cathedral Peak in autumn with approaching storm. Yosemite National Park. October 9, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Sunday morning at Lower Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park. October 10, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Grass and leaves in a pond on Tioga Pass Road. October 10, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Storm gathers over Lower Cathedral Lake. October 9, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Glacial erratics and thunder clouds. Olmsted Point. August 13, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tarn at Tioga Pass. August 13, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Mount Dana from near Saddlebag Lake. August 10, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Elizabeth Lake, Yosemite. August 9, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Elizabeth Lake. August 9, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Sunset near Tuolumne Meadows. August 9, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tarn at Tioga Pass. August 13, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Burned forest along Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite. July 19, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Fall colors on the Tuolumne River. October 12, 2003. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Melting snow and spring runoff at Tioga Pass. May 31, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Burned area along Tioga Pass Road. Yosemite National Park. May 28, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Yosemite Valley view. May 15, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Tuolumne Meadows and Sierra crest peaks. May 15, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Autumn Sierra leaves. Tuolumne Meadows. October 18, 2003. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Three trees, Tuolumne River. August 20, 2002. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Three trees (black and white), Tuolumne River. August 20, 2002. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Dry grass at Fletcher Lake, Yosemite. October, 2003. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River. October 11, 2003. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Drainage below McClure Peak (near Mt. Lyell) in Yosemite. Photograph from the summit of Vogelsang Peak, October 11, 2003. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Smoke from late-season managed fire in Yosemite National Park. Date unknown. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
“Backside” of Fletcher Peak. Between Fletcher Lake and Ireland Lake. Mid-October 2002. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
My friends Owen and Caroline approach the ridge above Ireland Lake in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. Mid-October, 2002. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Between Lake Townsley and Ireland Lake, Yosemite National Park. October 13, 2002. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. August 20, 2002. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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El Capitan – May 21, 2005
El Capitan. Yosemite National Park. May 21. 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Waterfall Trip
***I’m back
from my little mad dash to Yosemite Valley and back yesterday. I didn’t want to miss the best-in-a-decade waterfalls this spring.
I left home around 4:30 a.m. and was at Bridalveil Fall a few minutes after 8:00 a.m. This fall was so full that water was even running through the parking lot and parts of the trail to the viewpoint were under nearly a foot of water.
From here I headed up the Valley, stopping to take some pictures of El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, and the overflowing Merced River. Large portions of the lower Valley are underwater; many areas that are normally forest or meadow are now lakes.
I parked the car at Curry Village, loaded up my pack, and hit the trail around 11:00. I walked up to Happy Isles, where I stopped for lunch by the Merced where it goes under a bridge. As I started up the trail I passed the famous sign indicating “211 miles to Mt. Whitney” on the Muir Trail and pondered for a moment my upcoming trip across 100 miles of the Muir Trail this coming August – and my plans to hike the whole thing next summer. (Oddly, a sign at the top of Nevada Fall indicates “215 miles” to Whitney. Go figure.)
But the crowds were not conducive to too much pondering, so I started up the path and arrived before long at the bridge below Vernal Fall. There was a huge crowd here as well, so I didn’t stay too long. I headed up the Mist Trail which was about as wet as it gets. I put on my rain jacket but regrettably not the rain pants, so my lower half was pretty soaked when I got to the top. Again, a huge crowd was at the top of this hike – it was hard to find a clear spot on the smooth granite to lie down and dry off. I spent a good 45 minutes here, eating, drying, and napping.
(The last time I was on this trail was late November last year. There were definitely fewer people then – and ice on the trail.)
Since I had plenty of time I decided to go on up to the top of Nevada Fall, a few miles further. There is only one spot on this trail that is in the direct line of the mist from the fall but, if anything, the closeup view of this fall is better than that of Vernal Fall. I grunted up the last steep section and finally arrived at the top a little after 4:00.
I took the alternate Muir Trail route down. It follows the other side of the canyon, starting out high rather than descending steeply right away. Here there were many creeks flowing across the trail and in several spots the trail passed through small seasonal waterfalls.
I arrived back at Curry in time to get a small pizza for dinner and drive over to Yosemite Falls. I took a very quick hike up to the bridge below the falls (on the newly opened alternate trail) before returning to the car in time to see the very last light on the peaks above the valley as the full moon rose.
Wow.
I left the Valley a little after 8:00 for the long drive back to San Jose, arriving home at 11:55 p.m..
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Rock
Defaced Rock. Yosemite National Park. May 21, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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El Capitan and Merced River
El Capitan and Merced River. Yosemite National Park. May 21, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Crowd
Crowd, Vernal Fall bridge. Yosemite National Park. May 21, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
One doesn’t know whether to weep about the ridiculous crowds or to be happy that so many people are out hiking in the Sierra.
Liberty Cap, Mt. Broderick, and Half Dome
Liberty Cap, Mt. Broderick, and Half Dome. Yosemite National Park. May 21, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Eastern Sierra Sunset
Desert and Eastern Sierra at Sunset. May 29, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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