This week we hosted two visitors, Rolande’s niece, Marie-Josee and a friend, Marie-Claire. As first time visitors to Arizona, they were of course interested in seeing the Grand Canyon. On Tuesday, we traveled north and after stops at Jerome and Sedona we arrived at our destination, Tusayan just outside the park gates. The next morning,…
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Long Shadows
One last picture for October. It feels like a late autumn picture (which it is) and perhaps it’s fitting to end the month with it. It was late afternoon on our last day at the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite NP. I was returning to our room and as I walked down the porch, this scene…
Mariposa Grove
Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree. Two of its trees are among the 25 largest Giant Sequoias in the world. The Giant Sequoia is the world’s largest tree…
Half Dome
Another of the iconic landmarks of Yosemite National Park, Half Dome is located at the east end of Yosemite Valley. We ventured up to the viewpoint on Glacier Point on our final evening for a sunset shot of this uniquely shaped peak. Half Dome is nearly as whole as it ever was. The impression from the valley…
Bridalveil Fall
One shot only in today’s post, the Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite National Park. I was fortunate to get the right light to capture this striking view of the waterfall. Bridalveil Fall is famous for the mist that wafts off it when the breezes blow and which, according to the poetic, resembles a bridal veil. It’s…