I went to Yosemite over the weekend with a couple of friends. I have spent a lot of time at Yosemite in the past, doing geology. Two of my professors at San Jose State had a grant studying the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite in the park. (Feel free to ask me about the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite. 🙂 I’ve spent a lot of time around Tenaya and May Lakes, as well as near Tioga Pass, on the eastern part of the park, but I hadn’t spent so much time in the touristy areas.
My friends and I went to Glacier Point, which is probably the most scenic part of Yosemite. From Glacier Point, you can peer down into Yosemite Valley, and you can see all the Yosemite landmarks with famous names: Half Dome, El Capitan, Sentinel, Bridalveil Falls, etc.
It was really hazy (and there was a lot of smoke from nearby fires), but luckily I brought along my handy dandy polarizing filters for my camera, which were able to cut back the haze in my photos fairly nicely.
My brother and I hope to go on a camping trip next month, possibly in Yosemite. Maybe we’ll go visit some of my favorite spots near Tioga Pass this time. We’ll see.
Question of the Day: If you could go camping for several summer days in any part of California, where would you go?
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I’ve lived in California for almost 12 years, but still haven’t been to Yosemite … so I think that might be my first choice. I also love the coast though, so I don’t know.
Hope the “Telegraph” fire is over by the time you get to Yosemite! They’re showing that on pretty much every newscast here in Sacramento.
Beautiful pictures! I think Yosemite might be one of my picks (I have a son who’s aching to go), though I’ve camped in Kings Canyon and it was wonderful. I also love the Point Reyes area and have never seen much of Northern Cal….guess I’d better plan a trip.