Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra — August 2024

August 23, 2024 · Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra, CA

Day 1 · August 23

Morning light on the Yosemite Valley walls.
Morning light on the Yosemite Valley walls.
Half Dome.
Half Dome.
Granite country from the trail.
Granite country from the trail.

Approx. distance: about 4.5 miles.

Observed: lupines.

Day 2 · August 24

Snow on the firs in August.
Snow on the firs in August.
Storm clouds and new snow.
Storm clouds and new snow.
Cathedral Range in the clouds.
Cathedral Range in the clouds.

Approx. distance: about 4 miles.

Observed: Gentians.

Day 3 · August 25

Frosty morning meadow reflection.
Frosty morning meadow reflection.
Lyell Fork reflection.
Lyell Fork reflection.
Ansel Adams Wilderness sign.
Ansel Adams Wilderness sign.
Thousand Island Lake from above.
Thousand Island Lake from above.

Approx. distance: about 3.5 miles.

Day 4 · August 26

Lake reflection at dawn.
Lake reflection at dawn.
Minarets.
Minarets.
Ritter Range over a lake.
Ritter Range over a lake.
Whitebark pine.
Whitebark pine.

Approx. distance: about 14 miles.

Observed: Wright's buckwheat, Prickly Hawkweed, Sierra Gooseberry, Mule Deer.

Day 5 · August 27

Alpine lake below the peaks.
Alpine lake below the peaks.
Gnarled tree in black and white.
Gnarled tree in black and white.
Evening over the lakes.
Evening over the lakes.
Alpenglow.
Alpenglow.

Approx. distance: about 11 miles.

Day 6 · August 28

Milky Way over the ridge.
Milky Way over the ridge.
Still lake at morning.
Still lake at morning.
Sierra treefrog.
Sierra treefrog.
Gentians.
Gentians.

Approx. distance: about 5 miles.

Observed: Northern Alligator Lizard.