Yosemite Photos 2008

Daily Photos from Yosemite Park for 2008 blogs

Cross Country Skiing on Yosemite's Glacier Point Road

 Today was a warm Blue Bird day and it was no different cross country sking on Yosemite's Glacier Point Road. It was so warm we wore just regular shirts and pants. 

This is skating past what they call "Clark's View" and is about 6 miles out on the Glacier Pont Road from Badger Pass. This is a great lunch spot with huge vistas of Mt Clark.
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mt clark in yosemite

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Yosemite Valley, 12/30/08

 This is Yosemite Valley at around 2pm today and it has really warmed up. You can see that the snow is melting pretty good in the sunny areas but is still holding in the shade. The roads are starting to clear up and it is mostly snow tires in Yosemite Valley with it R2 in the Badger Pass area.

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Yosemite Winter Wonderland 12/26/08

 Today was one of those rare days in Yosemite with tons of new snow and blue skies. There is over a foot of snow in Yosemite Valley and almost 5' at Badger Pass. The weather is supposed to be clear and cold for several days.
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Yosemite Winter Wonderland
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El Capitan and the Merced River after snowstorm, Yosemite Valley
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Looking west from El Portal View on the Badger Pass Road, Yosemite. You are looking into the Merced River Canyon towards Maripos

Yosemite, 12/24/08

Here are some shots from around noon today of Yosemite Valley.

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Bridalviel Falls, Yosemite Valley
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Driving in Yosemite snow
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Snow in the Merced River, Yosemite Valley
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Rain and snow in Yosmeite 12/24/08

Today has snow and rain in Yosemite with the snow level around 5,000' to 6,000'. Badger Pass had excellent powder skiing yesterday and more is on the way.

Curry Village Ice Rink in Yosemite Valley last night.
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The hidden unlighted sign showing you where the Yosemite ice rink is. You have to look really hard to find it.
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Yosemite 12/22/08

 Today is a beautiful day with white wispy clouds floating around. The chain controls which have been down to El Portal are now lifted up into Yosemite Valley.

Yosemite 12/22/08
 yosemite valley snow

 

Rain in Yosemite

It started to rain in Yosemite Valley around noon today and the snow level in now quite high, up around 7,000'. This is quite different from last week where the snow level was at 2,000'. The snow is falling off the trees in Yosemite Valley as the snow starts to melt.

This photo was taken around 9am this morning
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Some nice icicles on the way up to Badger Pass
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Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Valley

 Yosemite Valley