Below are two more images from my October 2021 trip to Yosemite. The first is of a sunset at Ahwahnee Meadows. Sunrise or sunset in the meadows of Yosemite are always amazing. The second is of the Merced River around the El Portal entrance of the park. The autumn colors were amazing and it was […]

Below are two more images I took while hiking the Yosemite Valley floor around the west end of the park. I had just hiked across the north side drive part of the valley loop and was around the Pohono Bridge when I took the images. The first is of the Merced River flowing toward the […]

I’ve hiked all over the east end of Yosemite Valley over the years, but haven’t really taken the time to do the west end. With that in mind, I decided to do the west end of the Valley Loop trail during my last visit to Yosemite. Below is an image I took during the morning […]

Fire management in Yosemite is extraordinarily important. Without it, the park would have already been completely obliterated by fires over the years. Fortunately the National Park Service has men and women who work in Yosemite to make sure that a large fire is less probable by evaluating dead foliage and creating prescribed fires. Below are […]

While in Yosemite in late October, the seasons seemed to meld together. While I was unable to get up to Tioga Pass in the high country due to snow, there was an amazing display of fall foliage in Yosemite Valley. It looked as if fall and winter joined forces and made the park a duel […]

It snowed pretty heavily the day before I went to Yosemite in late October. When I arrived to the park the once dried up waterfalls came roaring back to life! Below is an image of Upper Yosemite Falls and another of Lower Yosemite Falls the first day I was in the park. A few days […]

It was nice getting away from the busy city and escaping to Yosemite! The fall colors looked amazing in the valley and along highway 41, as well as along the Big Oak Flat Road. Unfortunately Tioga Pass was closed this time since the park recently had a pretty strong snow storm. Below is an image […]

The fourth day in the park I was up early and left the Many Glacier area at 5am and headed up to Logan Pass. When I got to the parking area at Logan Pass, it was about 5:45am and the parking was almost 50% filled! I still can’t believe that many people were already there…then […]

My third day in Glacier was met with a little bit of a dilemma: Really rough weather! Originally the forecast was for partly sunny, but it ended up being extremely rainy and windy, with gusts up to 26 miles an hour! So, I had a choice: Do the hike to Grinnell Glacier as planned or […]

My second day in Glacier National Park was pretty amazing. I woke up early and hiked around Saint Mary Falls and Virginia Falls. Below is an image of the cascades of Virginia Creek and an image of Saint Mary Falls. Always nice to return to this area for a quiet hike in the park. Next […]