Gates of the Valley

More from Yosemite tonight. This will be a short post probably.  I meant to talk about this in my last Blog post, but got sidetracked. Typically when we travel to

Destination Yosemite

Upon leaving Mono Lake we made a bee-line to Yosemite National Park, the grand jewel of the National Park Service.  I might not have thought of that before visiting, but

Farewell to Mono Lake

Besides the 60 seconds of decent light, Mono Lake was more of a study of shadows and light. Part of the beauty of digital cameras is the ability to switch

A Morning at Mono Lake

Consider this part II of the Mono Lake extravaganza.  After spending the night in the car in the parking lot, it was time to be up for sunrise all bright-eyed

A Night at Mono Lake

So after rejoicing in the fact that I survived the trip to Bonsai Rock, we headed off to Mono Lake where we were going to spend the night and wait

Tall Trees

My first foray into Day 2!!  We started the second day with a trip to Muir Woods National Monument. We tried going the afternoon before, but it was Sunday and