Photographic meanderings

Just got back from White Wolf Camp. It’s ugly up there, folks. I took the long way there, out on 140 to Mariposa, North on Highway 49 to the bottom of Old Priest Grade. I stopped in Groveland at Mountain Sage, enjoyed a piece of Jack and Ortega Chili Quiche and iced coffee, and then onward to Crane Flat.

On the way out of Yosemite Valley, I stopped at the bottom of Big Oak Flat Road (still closed) and spoke with the ranger–they are working to have it opened as of Tuesday.

Once past Crane Flat, the Tuolumne Grove, and the Yosemite Institute campus you start seeing signs of the fire. It’s devastated. The worst of it is before the road to Tamarack Flat campground.

I couldn’t stop to take pictures because every single spot that could be used as a turnout is coned off. That’s a good thing because there are still hot spots right along the road.

Once you reach the saddle above Gin Flat, you can look south over an old burn area and see a column of smoke in front of what I would guess is the backside of the Devil’s Dance Floor.