Tag: Yosemite

  • Edie’s Image of the Day: Waterview

    Glacial erratic boulders dot the waters of Tenaya Lake(Cross posted from The Little Red Tent

  • Edie’s Trip Report: Tioga Road

    (This article cross posted from The Little Red Tent) I took a trip across Tioga Pass yesterday, and can report the following observations.  The road itself is completely clear of snow, with only small amounts of run-off from nearby snow banks.  It’s also in good conditions, with some repairs evident, and only a couple of…

  • Missing Skier Found

    The body of a skier missing for 2 weeks has been found.

  • Photo of the Day: Dogwoods on Silk by Robin Black

    Photo of the Day: Dogwoods on Silk by Robin Black

    Dogwood week continues with this great shot from Robin Black.

  • Edie’s Image of the Day: Snow Plant

    Snow Plant and Sweet Woodruff(Cross posted from The Little Red Tent) Snow plant; Sarcoides sanguinea is a parasitic plant that has no chlorophyl.  It has no leaves, but gets its nutrients from decaying matter.  It appears after the snows have melted. The brilliant green plants are sweet woodruff, (Galium odoratum) an import that was used as a…

  • A Good Prediction on Moonbows

    A Good Prediction on Moonbows

    Listen up photographers, this is a pretty good prediction so you can take it to the bank.

  • Yosemite Range of Light by Shawn Reeder (video)

    Yosemite Range of Light by Shawn Reeder (video)

    If you haven’t seen this yet you need to come out of the cave and watch. It is one of the most beautiful time lapse videos of Yosemite I’ve seen yet.

  • Edie’s Image of the Day: Reflections on Mercy I

    First of four images created November 4, 2007 of reflections on the Merced River. (Crossposted from The Little Red Tent) The Merced River winds its way down from the high Sierra, flows over the Giant Staircase of Nevada and Vernal falls, converging with Tenaya Creek in Yosemite Valley.  It eventually leaves the Sierra, and is…

  • Edie’s Image of the Day: Blown away

    Edie’s Image of the Day: Blown away

    Horsetail Fall, April 16th, 2012. While February is the traditional month to photograph Horsetail Falls, and much has been written about the “natural firefall”,  it’s good to keep in mind that this particular fall is photogenic whenever there is water flowing.  It is the only fall in Yosemite that is not recessed into the granite…

  • Photo of the Day: In the Shadows by Joe Dsilva

    Photo of the Day: In the Shadows by Joe Dsilva

    Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Joe Dsilva who posted this awesome photo in the Yosemite Blog Group Pool on Flickr. What I really like about it though is the story Joe posted with it. Another summer begins, well at least with weather, it’s been baking hot this weekend, that we had…