Yosemite in February

Kinda on the spur of the moment a good friend and great photographer, 

Dorothy Nielsen and I went to Yosemite this last Monday. Being winter I figured

 even with the holiday the crowds wouldn't be to bad. Boy was I wrong. It was as bad

 as a crowded summer day. I had forgotten that the Firefall at Horsetail Falls would be in play.

No we didn't stick around for that. Driving, parking  and even rest-stops were

very hard to navigate. And I hate crowds and so does Dorothy. 

We did however stop where we could and so here are a 'few' of my photos.

The line going into the park was pretty long but moved fairly well.  And of course everywhere 

you looked was beautiful.

These three were taken before we even got to the Valley

Making trails in the snow can be very interesting!!

Into the valley we go.

One of the many icons of the park.

Turned this one into Black and White, love the stripes

and of course Yosemite has the greatest trees for snow.

Have to have a shot of El Cap, unfortunately we had trouble finding

a parking place within reasonable walking distance from Half Dome

and many of the other iconic spots.

No-one got this shot before me that day since I blazed the trail.

Go, See, Enjoy and Photograph

Dave