Snow has fallen overnight leaving
a white mantle across the shoulders of Yosemite’s highest peaks. A stubborn mist clings to the rocks obscuring
the skyline. The ground is sodden from
last night’s constant rain but the valley has a wet freshness about it, that
clean earthy smell that follows a storm.
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| Snow on the peaks at Yosemite |
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| Visibility is poor due to thick mountain mist |
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| View from the Yosemite Falls trail |
It’s our last full day of
sightseeing so we’re not letting something as trivial as a bit of rain get in
the way of exploring some of Yosemite’s trails and photographing a few more
rocks.
Starting with an easy trail to
the Lower Yosemite Falls. Perhaps not
the best time of year to view the falls as there’s more water coming out of the
hotel shower than there is from this mountain cascade but its pretty none the
less.
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| View of Yosemite Falls |
Of course we didn’t quite plan on
sharing the trail with coyotes. This one
just casually sauntered across our path oblivious to the fact that we thought
we were on it’s menu.
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| Walking through the woods |
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| Phew! I don't think that coyote was hungry |
As the mist lifted you could begin
to see just how much snow had fallen on the peaks. Glad we’d driven the Tioga Pass yesterday as
the road was closed today due to the icy weather conditions.
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| View of the valley peaks |
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| Riverside walk |
Afternoon hike up to the Vernal
Falls footbridge. Described as a
moderate hike but pretty much uphill all the way. I almost needed an oxygen tank for the steep climb
to the footbridge (too many peanut butter cookies and popcorn). And surprise, surprise all that huffing and
puffing to see about as much water cascading down as that of a garden
hose. Anyone else thinking of doing this
hike, just browse the waterfall postcards in one of the park’s gift shops.
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| Vernal Falls view from footbridge |
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