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p.1 #1Crazy Yosemite
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The Yosemite NP is crazy right now. The water level is enormous, and all waterfalls are overflowing, just raging
The Merced river is not a river anymore, just lake and meadows are just pools of water, perfect for capturing reflections.
Lots of people but, fortunately at sunset/sunrise they are (mostly) gone.
Here are quickies I've captures this last weekend.
Jun 05, 2023 at 08:28 PM
p.1 #3Crazy Yosemite
Not crazy about Yosemite, but your work is top notch. #1 and #5 are exceptional.
Jun 06, 2023 at 02:50 AM
p.1 #5Crazy Yosemite
As Rajan mentioned, 1st and last and #5 is my favorite among these gorgeous scenic image set.
Jun 06, 2023 at 07:04 AM
p.1 #7Crazy Yosemite
I managed to get up there for a one-day up-and-back visit from the SF Bay Area during the week before the Memorial Day holiday. I've been going there for decades — my first visit was probably when I was five or six years old — and I have photographed the place (and the rest of the park) a lot.
Even folks who know the place well are impressed by what is going on right now. I've seen very high water there before, but the sustained flow from the runoff of the historic snowpack is something most haven't seen before.
That meadow in the last one is lovely and a favorite location. Nice light there!
Dan
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Even folks who know the place well are impressed by what is going on right now. I've seen very high water there before, but the sustained flow from the runoff of the historic snowpack is something most haven't seen before.
That meadow in the last one is lovely and a favorite location. Nice light there!
Dan
Edited on Jun 06, 2023 at 01:24 PM · View previous versions
Jun 06, 2023 at 10:14 AM
p.1 #8Crazy Yosemite
I’m going back there this coming weekend. The weather forecast shows rain and even thunderstorms (usually in the morning), and later partially cloudy, so if you’re thinking of going, this weekend might be the best one to go. No hotels near by the park/valley are available, unfortunately! It’s crazy! All are taken and some hotels want 800 per room per day, like the Yosemite Valley View Lodge. WTH is going on, oh I know, greed, or what a business major dude would say “demand”
So I hit Oakhurst! Just an hour drive to the valley, that’s not that bad and worth the drive! And take wanders with you! I’ll be waking all over that water!
So I hit Oakhurst! Just an hour drive to the valley, that’s not that bad and worth the drive! And take wanders with you! I’ll be waking all over that water!
Jun 06, 2023 at 10:43 AM
p.1 #9Crazy Yosemite
Excellent series Greg. I really like the two waterfall images, but all are great.
Jun 06, 2023 at 10:47 AM
p.1 #10Crazy Yosemite
Beautiful set of photographs Gregg! Number 5 is my pick for a favorite. Thanks for sharing and well done.
Jun 06, 2023 at 11:19 AM
p.1 #11Crazy Yosemite
Beautiful. Shot #2 is my fav of the bunch. Someday I'll make this trek.
Jun 06, 2023 at 01:29 PM
p.1 #12Crazy Yosemite
Gregg B. wrote:
I’m going back there this coming weekend. The weather forecast shows rain and even thunderstorms (usually in the morning), and later partially cloudy, so if you’re thinking of going, this weekend might be the best one to go. No hotels near by the park/valley are available, unfortunately! It’s crazy! All are taken and some hotels want 800 per room per day, like the Yosemite Valley View Lodge. WTH is going on, oh I know, greed, or what a business major dude would say “demand”
So I hit Oakhurst! Just an hour drive to the valley, that’s not that bad...Show more →
I think you are right about a peak in the water. Here in the SF Bay Area we even had a bit of rain today — which is pretty unusual for June. I hear that the Sierra has been getting dumped on, and the warmth, the additional water, and the deep snow pack may well amplify things even more.
So, you found a place in Oakhurst? On a June weekend!? Consider yourself lucky! ;-)
Some of the new places (and a few of the older ones) on the park boundary are catering to a clientele that is apparently less cost-sensitive these days.
Dan
I’m going back there this coming weekend. The weather forecast shows rain and even thunderstorms (usually in the morning), and later partially cloudy, so if you’re thinking of going, this weekend might be the best one to go. No hotels near by the park/valley are available, unfortunately! It’s crazy! All are taken and some hotels want 800 per room per day, like the Yosemite Valley View Lodge. WTH is going on, oh I know, greed, or what a business major dude would say “demand”
So I hit Oakhurst! Just an hour drive to the valley, that’s not that bad...Show more →
I think you are right about a peak in the water. Here in the SF Bay Area we even had a bit of rain today — which is pretty unusual for June. I hear that the Sierra has been getting dumped on, and the warmth, the additional water, and the deep snow pack may well amplify things even more.
So, you found a place in Oakhurst? On a June weekend!? Consider yourself lucky! ;-)
Some of the new places (and a few of the older ones) on the park boundary are catering to a clientele that is apparently less cost-sensitive these days.
Dan
Jun 06, 2023 at 03:02 PM
p.1 #13Crazy Yosemite
gdanmitchell wrote:
So I hit Oakhurst! Just an hour drive to the valley, that’s not that bad and worth the drive! And take wanders with you! I’ll be waking all over that water!I think you are right about a peak in the water. Here in the SF Bay Area we even had a bit of rain today — which is pretty unusual for June. I hear that the Sierra has been getting dumped on, and the warmth, the additional water, and the deep snow pack may well amplify things even more.
So, you found a place in Oakhurst? On a June weekend!? Consider yourself lucky! ;-)
Some of the new places (and a few of the older ones) on the park boundary are catering to a clientele that is apparently less cost-sensitive these days.
Dan
Dan. I did. Still lots of rooms available. So it's not that bad. I've got a room at Yosemite Sierra Inn.
Gregg B. wrote
I’m going back there this coming weekend. The weather forecast shows rain and even thunderstorms (usually in the morning), and later partially cloudy, so if you’re thinking of going, this weekend might be the best one to go. No hotels near by the park/valley are available, unfortunately! It’s crazy! All are taken and some hotels want 800 per room per day, like the Yosemite Valley View Lodge. WTH is going on, oh I know, greed, or what a business major dude would say “demand”So I hit Oakhurst! Just an hour drive to the valley, that’s not that bad and worth the drive! And take wanders with you! I’ll be waking all over that water!
So, you found a place in Oakhurst? On a June weekend!? Consider yourself lucky! ;-)
Some of the new places (and a few of the older ones) on the park boundary are catering to a clientele that is apparently less cost-sensitive these days.
Dan
Dan. I did. Still lots of rooms available. So it's not that bad. I've got a room at Yosemite Sierra Inn.
Jun 06, 2023 at 04:22 PM
p.1 #14Crazy Yosemite
Oh wow that is something, fantastic work. So grand those landscapes.
Jun 07, 2023 at 03:55 AM
p.1 #18Crazy Yosemite
Yes! Just mind-boggling. I was there many years ago over a Memorial Day Weekend and tremendous amounts of water - and then able to drive Tioga Pass on it's first open day that week. But nothing like this. Otherwise mostly fall trips with very little water. So. Made reservations in Mariposa for a couple of days next week.
Jun 07, 2023 at 10:57 PM
p.1 #19Crazy Yosemite
Beautiful! A buddy and I are working out a plan to go up there sometime next week to see the "big water". I was looking at the Yosemite Falls webcam today, and it was so foggy/misty the falls weren't visible at all. We're watching the forecast, so I hope we'll have some visibility.
Would you mind giving a hint of where you took #5 from (a PM is fine)? I don't remember seeing that perspective last time I was there (2019), would love to get a similar shot and maybe a video from that location.
Would you mind giving a hint of where you took #5 from (a PM is fine)? I don't remember seeing that perspective last time I was there (2019), would love to get a similar shot and maybe a video from that location.
Jun 08, 2023 at 12:23 AM