Late afternoon light on the face of Half Dome. Taken from the parking lot at Curry Village on January 2, 2010.

November 13, 2009. Light snowfall on the rims of Yosemite Valley the previous night dust the trees beyond the nose of El Capitan.

Aspen foliage at the top of Lee Vining Canyon, just outside Yosemite National Park.

Night climbers on Cathedral Peak and me with a front row seat.

Brilliant red ground cover and rust-stained granite at Lower Cathedral Lake. I’ve found fall colors, but instead of in the trees, it was at my feet.

Geology Hut, Glacier Point.

Shot from an inlet pond at Lower Cathedral Lake meadow.

Half Dome at Dusk from Glacier Point Road.

Spent the night in the Little Red Tent at Vogelsang last night; Mosquito hell, and worth every bite.

A special thanks to D. and J.–thanks for having the trail courtesy to turn around and come find me when I cried out as I fell. Thanks again for giving me a knee brace and carrying my tripod and sleeping mat to Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, lightening my load.

D. and J. were two men from Massachusetts who wore matching wedding bands; Yes, even “abominations” can be decent people.

I am fine, a scraped and bruised knee, that’s all. The Little Red Tent stayed behind at the camp–I’m going back next week!

Half Dome with thunder clouds looming, Cooks Meadow. Image May 22, 2009.