Photographic meanderings

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!

Be sure to click through to see the larger size of this. Shot from just below Sentinel Dome on June 4th, 2009. I stitched this image from two shots.

Townsley Lake, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp.

Taken January 11, 2007. Ame-no-Usume, a Kami of Japanese Shinto, danced to draw Amateratsu from the cave in which she was hiding. As I watched from Cooks Meadow, the sun retreated behind the mountains to the west and a wind kicked up snow on the visor of Half Dome. It danced and swirled, and suddenly a last ray of sunlight illuminated the snow.

Bon Hiver, everybody. First light on Half Dome and Clouds’ Rest.

To the north of Lower Cathedral lake is Medlicott Dome, and nestles against its eastern flank are two small lakes. In May of 2006 I returned to Cathedral Lakes and made the trek up to the Lakes of the Dome. Note the snow on Tressider Peak; Tioga Pass had opened on May 11th due to a shortfall of snow. There was only 40% of average snowpack in the winter of 2006/07.

If memory serves, this was the very first time I visited Lower Cathedral Lake.  It would be the first place I would use the Little Red Tent.   See more photos from this trip here.

Frost limned grasses, Cooks Meadow, November 25th, 2006.