Yosemite!!!

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A quiet spot along the Merced yesterday morning.



Bridalveil Falls



El Cap



The Forest”

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Fall gives way to winter”

“Hope to get there ,next year”

“Wow, great photos!”

“what kinda camera you use?”

“Yee haw! I'm headin' for Yosemite this weekend for a little skiin' and campin'!”

“Very nice.”

“Beautiful Michael. Thanks”

“Nice pics as always. The weather this weekend was great.”

“Fall gives way to winter was a great photo among lots of ugly, totally non-scenic views of a really terrible National Park...I hate Yosemite...it's so far away, dammit! At least there are great photographers like you who document and share its beauty for Yosemite junkies like myself...thank you, WW”

“Just got the email confirming my TH permit reservation for this June! 7 days in the backcountry! Thanks for the pics, Im more amped than ever now.”

“Wow! Thanks for sharing! Those leaves were awesome!”

“Thanks Y'all!!!

Chappy... I'm using the Canon 20D

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“Golllllyyy! Wind Walker, you must have a really good camera! (tic)

Great photos btw. Superb job, as always. Keep sharing, I take inspiration from the work of others.”

“Just lovely! Did you use any filters on the El Cap and Bridalveil falls?

C bat that's great what route are you doing?”

“Really flippin' sweet!”

“stop that.. i dont have stuff like that down here in phoenix.”

“Thanks Hobbit, yes and I'm always looking for a better camera too ;)

Tango...uh huh..yep...I used a 3 stop(hard) Singh Ray neutral density graduated filter...so my camera could see and record what I could see with my eyes.”

“Phil's Son, what are you doing in Phoenix?

Thanks WW. Simply great photos.”

“Beautiful photos maestro. That Ansel picto-graph exhibit is still sticking with me as well. What strikes me is that he was a regular guy with a family who loved him immensely. You could tell he was really affectionate with his grandchildren. Talk about inspiration! Well, that and the fact he had an 8x10 original on the wall for $35,000. Oh well. LOLOLOL

That was one great great outing. I miss the frost and the shivering cold already. Always a wonderful experience getting time with you in the wilderness. Can't wait for the next one.

I'll have some up in a few minutes.”

“Okay, here it is. Right from my little black box of miracles.

Journal entry at Exavius.com: Mist of Winter













Innocence

Here my soul is yielding

As I fall down
I give all these weak hands have forsaken
As I fall down
Before you I know I’ve been broken

Here my soul is yielding

As I fall down
Before the one whose hand has reached me
Out of this fear and doubt
That’s stolen all man’s hope of knowing you

As I fall down
I give all these weak hands have forsaken
As I fall down
Before you I know I’ve been broken
last edited: 1/10/06 12:34:14 AM”

“tango, i moved here about 3 months ago.”

“I'll add the photo of Yosemite Valley that I took from Tunnel View on my way home from a day in the snow with the kids.

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“Great stuff. I'm (speechless).”

“I love that view Mike.”

“Awesome stuff, guys!!!”

“Yeah, with all your guys talent it would be nice to see what you could do if you had something scenic to photograph....signed by someone who misses Yosemite...”

“Exavius...It was a very rewarding trip.
Great shots...I love the second one!
Enjoyed your journal entry too.

Mike...Nice shot...sorry we missed you and your family.”

“Phil's progeny, one of the best trips I remember was a 5 day trip into the Superstition Wilderness Area, east of Apache Junction, one January several years ago. It's not Yosemite, but it's pretty cool. And up on the east end, you get into some forested country, with the possibility of seeing black bear.”

“EL PORTAL, California (AP) -- The main road to Yosemite National Park was closed after a rock slide buried it under 300 feet of debris and threatened to knock out electricity to the park, officials said.

No one was injured in the slide about 12 miles west of the park on Highway 140, but rocks continued to fall Thursday, preventing crews from removing an estimated 250-300 tons of debris, fire officials said. It was not clear when the road would reopen.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/01/yosemite.road.ap/index.html

YIKES!!!”

“Heard about the slide, but WOW! Going to change my plans a bit next time I go to Yosemite!”

“Yikes says it all! that's gonna take awhile:(”

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http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.php?object_id=275543&context_id=182263”

“My friend and I are looking for that camera and we are determined to find it. Maybe we will do something up there worth watching. I checked into Virtual Yosemite every day while those snow men were there and saved the images.”

“Those time lapse videos are really cool!”

“We went to the meadow in Ahwanee Meadow in hopes of getting in the picture. Alas, we were too close to the camera.

Have you seen those cabins? What a freakin awesome veiw! Straight on to Half Dome. How long do you have to work in the park to get one of those?
last edited: 5/04/07 7:36:07 PM”

“YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – A male hiker fell to his death on Saturday while climbing Yosemite's famed Half Dome, park rangers said.

The man fell from the granite monolith at 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, said Yosemite National Ranger Scott Gediman.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090614/ap_on_re_us/us_yosemite_hiker_death”

“A couple do, every year. Fortunate that he didn't take anyone else with him on the way down. Sad.”

“Not real clear exactly what happened. Interesting how many people climb Half Dome without getting killed.

A slip would be very unforgiving on some parts of the cable.”

“That would be a cool hike if you could do it without the horde of people.”

“You can. Late season.”

“If you camp at Little Yosemite Valley the night before and after you summit Half Dome, you can be up and down before the hordes hit. That is what we did and we were not wiped out from the climb from the valley floor. I don't think I would ever do Half Dome from Happy Isle.”

“Nice to know. How late in the season do they leave the cables up?”

“I dunno. I've been there in Sept. and they were still up. Maybe give them a buzz.”

“The cables usually come down in late October. Really depends on how early the snow fall is that year.

Oh yeah...you can miss the crowds completely by doing this hike at night for a sunrise summit. I have done it twice now and it is an amazing experience. But you would be surprised to see how many do it at night. The smell of fresh brewed coffee and the view is worth the effort.”

“Nice Tango! I was there Aug. 2007 on a day hike to Glen Aulin, then I decided to head on down to Waterwheel Falls. It was so beautiful--one of those good decisions. last summer I tried to repeat it as a backpack to Glen Aulin and continue down to Hetch Hetchy but fires blocked my way after GA.”

“This is why I'm not going to Alaska - too many places in California to see.”