{"id":746,"date":"2014-05-29T22:04:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T03:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=746"},"modified":"2022-01-08T12:52:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T17:52:17","slug":"mirror-lake-yosemite-may-11-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=746","title":{"rendered":"Yosemite Nat Park – May, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mirror Lake – Yosemite, May 11, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Mirror Lake on Tenaya creek. A short hike from the valley floor.\u00a0 Img 38883<\/p>\n

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Karin at Taft Point – Yosemite – May 12, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

That speck in the middle of the photo is Karin almost to Taft Point,\u00a0 a ridge with a 3500ft drop to the valley.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 39054<\/p>\n

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Randy in a Fissure – Yosemite – May 12, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Fissures at Taft Point are cracks that extend over 1000 feet down toward the valley floor.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 39040<\/p>\n

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Taft Point – Yosemite – May 12, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Randy & Karin at Taft Point with Upper Yosemite Fall in the background. There is about a 3500ft drop to the valley just behind us.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 39073<\/p>\n

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Taft Point – Yosemite – May 12, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Snow Plant – Yosemite – May 12, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Found this Snow Plant hiking up the Taft Point Trail. The next day the road to the trailhead was closed due to snow\/ice.\u00a0 Lucky we went when we did.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 39084<\/p>\n

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Sentinel Dome – Yosemite – May 12, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Randy on Sentinel Dome with Half Dome in the background.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 39135<\/p>\n

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Harlquin Lupine – Yosemite – May 13, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Found these along the Wawoma road.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 39211<\/p>\n

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Western Wall Flower – Yosemite – May 13, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Found these along the Big Oak Flat Road.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 39477<\/p>\n

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Dogwood – Yosemite – May 13, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Large dogwood blooms along the Wawoma Meadow and elsewhere in the park \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Img 39301<\/p>\n

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California Pink – Yosemite – May 13, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Found these California Pink flowers along the Wawoma Meadow trail (not sure why they are called pink since they were very red).\u00a0 Img 39302<\/p>\n

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Tuolumne Grove – Yosemite, May 13, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Karin walking in the mist back from the Tuolumne Grove of redwoods.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 39450<\/p>\n

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Tuolumne Grove – Yosemite, May 13, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Karin at the Tunnel Tree in the Tuolumne Grove Giant Sequoia Redwood.\u00a0 Img 39351<\/p>\n

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Lower Yosemite Fall, May 14, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Merced River Below Vernal Fall – Yosemite, May 15, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Rainbow on Mist Trail, Vernal Fall – Yosemite, May 15, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The mist trail up the side of Vernal Fall is an opportunity for rainbows (and to get wet).\u00a0 \u00a0Img 39729<\/p>\n

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Vernal Fall – Yosemite, May 15, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Vernal Falls 317ft. The Mist Trail climbs up along the bottom of the falls and everybody gets wet. Nevada Fall is upstream.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 39738<\/p>\n

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Nevada Fall – Yosemite, May 15, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Still about 1\/2 mile away from Nevada Fall. The Merced River falls 594ft over Nevada Fall. Still have over 600ft of the 1000ft elevation to get to the top of the fall.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 39809<\/p>\n

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Yoga Deflects Nevada Falls – Yosemite May 15, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Karin uses yoga warrior pose to deflect the 594ft Nevada Fall. This photo was taken along the John Muir trail coming down from the top of Nevada Fall.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 39918<\/p>\n

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Foothill Pretty Face – Yosemite May 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Stopped to look at some poppies and found this Foothill Pretty Face flower.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 40005<\/p>\n

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