Amazing Travel Tuesday #1 Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Nature Notes is a video podcast series that tells unique stories about the natural and human history of Yosemite National Park. Produced by the National Park Service, this series features park rangers, scientists, historians and park visitors as they discuss the diverse plants and animals that make Yosemite their home, as well as the towering cliffs, giant waterfalls and mountain peaks that are known throughout the world.

Meadow in Yosemite Valley

Foggy El Capitan

Taken from Swinging Bridge.

Hikers Atop Upper Yosemite Falls

278/365 ~ The Ahwahnee #historic #hotel #yosemitenationalpark #california #panorama

The sunset view from the tunnel. When we arrived here to take in the sunset there was about 30 photographers all lined up with their tripods shooting away. After shooting until most of the color was gone and I had packed up I started talking with one of the few remaining photographers (an Australian). The photographer was on vacation over here with his wife and they had left their kids behind with the grandparents (maybe these Australians are on to something here). Apparently his wife (which was nowhere to be found) was getting bored so he had suggested she try to take pictures of cars in the tunnel (sounds like a good way to get rid of the wife for awhile). As we were chatting the conversation turned to what happens when the tour busses pull up and discharge 40-80 passengers. The Australian commented that "Granny" put up a good fight for a space but he prevailed. By this time my wife and daughter were hinting that they were cold and ready to leave.

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