I didn’t go, but I sure wish I had.
Head over to Calipiddler’s Sierra Nevada hiking and photography blog to read about her recent excursion in and around the Yosemite Valley, and make sure you click on the links to her excellent photo gallery. Also hit her main Calipidder home page to find out about her other Sierra Nevada excursions and see even more pics. While you’re there, put her on your RSS feed.
Here are two of her photos. (These photos are covered by the Creative Commons license which limits how they can be used.)
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Calipidder.com photo: Upper Falls in Yosemite.
(Photo by Rebecca Sowards-Emmerd)
Calipidder.com photo: Base of Upper Falls in Yosemite.
(Photo by Rebecca Sowards-Emmerd)












There’s water there? I don’t believe it. It’s doctored. when I was there last year not a drop was reaching the ground… We figured it had to just be a tourist trap 😛
Last year was a continuation of major drought in California. Some of my favorite streams were also very low on water.