Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park (remix of IR and visible spectra)
Yosemite was my first national park - a high school cross-country team summer camp. The love of wild places stuck even if the running didn't. I've been to many incredible places since, but this one has my heart. R and I hiked up above Vernal Falls, ran out of time to complete the circuit around Nevada Falls before we were to meet my mom and her friends. One place I hadn't been in the park was Mariposa Grove, and R had never seen giant redwoods before. I captured the last bit of sunlight in the tree tops with the IR filter.
Sunset from Glacier Point
This was a family, not a photography trip, but we found the time to get up to Glacier Point for sunset. I have been here in mid-winter, and again in April, the last time in 1987. The changes in the park that I noticed most were seasonal - and I felt the changes in myself. I am mentally tougher on the trail and, I think, gentler in my mind. Not sure where this trail is headed; I never could have imagined it would lead me here, much better than I ever would have dreamed. Hope it doesn't take twenty more years to get back to Yosemite again.
Comments (3)
Ann,
The Mariposa Grove image is stunning. Mighty clever too.
Posted by BWJones | November 23, 2006 9:13 PM
Posted on November 23, 2006 21:13
Hey Ann,
These are beautiful pics! Looks like you are having a good time. Fran
Posted by fran | November 26, 2006 3:23 PM
Posted on November 26, 2006 15:23
I'd never seen this view at sunset until now. What a spectacular scene!
Randie
Posted by Randie | December 4, 2006 1:34 PM
Posted on December 4, 2006 13:34