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Yosemite National Park is so big, I could only visit so many places
and hike so many trails during my 3 and a half days there.
For those of you interested in photography, I was fortunate
to have two digital cameras with me. Olympus C2000 and
a Cannon PowerShot G1. There are some scenic pics I took
with both cameras for comparison.
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| Glacier
Point |
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point is a peak south of Yosemite Valley. You don't get
much scenic view along the road but the view from Taft Point and
Glacier Point is breath taking. |
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Here is a picture of the canyon taken by both the Olympus and
Cannon. |
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| Yosemite
Valley |
| Yosemite
valley is probably the heart of the park. The drive around
the valley is filled with kodak moments. In my case, Olympus
and Cannon moments.
As you get near the valley approaching from the
South, you'll pass through a tunnel. As soon as you clear the
tunnel, you'll see the view of the entire valley.
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Couple of minute past the Tunnel view, is the BridalVeil
fall. If you follow a very short trail to the bottom
of the fall, you'll get absolutely soaked. Taking a picture
without getting your camera wet is a big challenge.
You can see much better view of the fall, if you stroll
along the trail until you reach a small bridge.
Here is a picture at the bottom of the fall at dusk.
FYI, the picture was taken with the Cannon G1 at 4 sec shutter
priority.
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In the valley, you can take the shuttle bus to the lower
Yosemite Fall as well as to the beginning of Yosemite Fall trail
which leads you to the very top of the fall. About 8 miles
round trip.
If you plan on hiking to the top of the fall, start early.
I made the mistake of starting the hike at 3:00 and barely got
back before the sun set (at 8:00).
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In the east side of the valley, is the Vernal fall.
If you think you got wet at Bridalveil fall, wait until you try
to climb to the top of this fall.
The trail itself doesn't seem to be long but it sure feels
that way, when you're walking through constant shower.
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North of Vernal fall (one shuttle bus stop away) is the Mirror
lake. Or actually what's left of it. |
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| Toulumne
Meadows |
Toulumne Meadows is located on the East-north side of the
park. I think I was fortunate to catch a glimpse of the
meadows since it dries up in the summer.
Across the road from the meadow is the Lambert dome.
Since the elevation at Toulumne meadow area is so high
(~9,900 ft), there are still snow on the ground in May.
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| Hetch
Hetchy |
Hetch Hetchy was my last stop of the trip. You have to exit
the park and re-enter it to get there.
My opinion ... if you're short on time or is out of your
way, this is one of the sites you can miss. BTW,
the picture was taken with Cannon.
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