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Wildflowers, Merced River Canyon On our way to Yosemite on Rte 140 we saw hillsides gloriously covered with...
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Clara and the Merced wildflowers and a latte of colors and coffees. This is in the Sierra National...
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Wild! Notice that the hill isn't all orange, green and rock. There are also...
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Yellow closeup
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Green, orange, yellow, white
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Bridalveil Falls
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Daniel at Tunnel-Wawona View This was taken on our abortive ski trip to Badger Pass. Behind me are...
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Wawona-Tunnel View with Bridalveil In this picture the Cathedral Rocks and Bridalveil Falls are on the right....
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On the way back from Badger Pass It had gotten colder, cloudier and more foreboding.
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Clara and the Valley She's as big as a granite monolith!
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The storm moves in or Where's Half Dome?
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Clara on Swinging Bridge Upper Yosemite Falls and the Merced River, sans wildflowers, are behind her.
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The Merced
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Upper Yosemite Falls Reflected
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Daniel in the Valley This is the middle third of a panorama Clara made, which is framed,...
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Granodiorite Mountains
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Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls
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Clara and Lower Yosemite Falls
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Half of Half-Dome Half-Dome tantalized us with partial views. We suggest its name changed to...
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Cat Meadow Clara played with a cat here.
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Half-Dome obscured!
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A peaceful scene near Mirror Lake Clara and I strolled much of the Valley's Northern side, from...
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At Mirror Lake, eyes closed This is not the title of a work of art.
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The best view of Half-Dome we had! After this we relaxed, ate and went to bed.
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And then we woke up Clara in the morning. Rain, then hail, and finally snow pounded our...
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Tenaya Creek
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In the snowy woods We had the whole walk to Mirror Lake (yes, a second trip there) to ourselves...
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Clara in the woods Note that my wife, who towers like a granite monolith, seems here...
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A snowy peaceful scene near Mirror Lake
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Tenaya Creek The creek is fed by Mirror Lake, which is in turn the recipient of watery...
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Clara and Mirror Lake Compare to the picture of me here from the previous day!
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Mirror Lake
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Half-Dome's Shoulder, version 2.snow
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Clara and Snowman waiting for the bus
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At Lower Yosemite Falls We could vaguely see the Upper Falls from here but, alas, the camera could not.
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Lower Yosemite Falls
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The Same
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A Log at the Falls
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Lower Yosemite Falls (yet again)
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Partially frozen falls pool!
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Yosemite Valley in the snow
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The sun makes a cameo
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Yosemite Falls The careful viewer can discern the upper portion in the center as well as the...
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Rockslide on the Merced! The white barrier above the green is what's left of the road.
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Merced Rockslide The impressive slide took out a power line and the road, necessitating this...
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