Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor

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Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor
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By Aquaholic

The oft-photographed Yosemite NP. I had the privilege of being snowbound in the park beginning last Sunday (Feb. 3) when a monster storm dumped so much snow, the park essentially shut down.

We were on foot for 2 days before the roads in the Valley were opened. Visitors were not allowed in until Wednesday at noon. Most meadows were thigh deep with snow which made navigating on foot a real challenge.

It was surreal to drive around on Wednesday for several hours completely alone! Here are a few images I made, and a couple of iPhone pics too!

  

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Emmenanthe
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Feb 14, 2019 08:50 AM
Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor

Beautiful photos. I think it takes skill to photograph snowy scenes like this (I've tried!) especially that last, delicate one of the trees. And the first is simply eye-popping. Thank you for sharing.

a-1550801201
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Feb 14, 2019 04:09 AM
Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor

Lucky you is just what I was going to say. What an opportunity. Thank you very much for sharing your photos with us! What a wonderful experience.

Luvaduck
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Feb 13, 2019 08:53 AM
Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor

If only there were a way to visit such places of natural beauty and experience them fully without actually being there and disrupting them and changing the experience. "Virtual Reality" may be better than cinema or photos but it isn't a full experience since there are so many peripherals it can't provide.

Luvaduck
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Feb 13, 2019 04:04 PM
Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor

You'd still be part of a crowd and many aren't former long distance back-packer climbers. They don't pick up after themselves and pack out everything they came in with. To make matters worse, some are loud, unsanitary and bring pets they don't pick up after either.

a-1550801201
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Feb 12, 2019 10:24 AM
Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor

Lucky you. We used to take our kids up there the second weekend in February for years. Many times we had snow and not too many people. Ice skating, walking, skiing at Badger, and getting to know some of the characters who worked in the cafeteria. Over the years, we 'graduated' from a tent to the cabins, to the lodge to the Ahwahnee. Great memories. Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures.

a-1550801201
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Feb 12, 2019 08:45 AM
Yosemite National Park Winter Splendor

This has got to be a dream experience. If it could be bottled, it would. I'm sure quite challenging for much of the time, but that, in the end, is what makes it eternally memorable. Awesome.

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