Showing posts with label Pileated Woodpecker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pileated Woodpecker. Show all posts

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Yosemite National Park by Moonlight

This blog started as a couple of camping trips during full moon nights in 2008 and 2009. There is only one picture taken with the aid of moon-light alone. .

Tunnel View

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Half Dome and El Capitan from Highway 120

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Moonlit Yosemite Falls

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Above picture taken with aid of moon-light alone at 11pm

June 05, 09  (Kodak Z712 ISO800 f2.8 16sec)

Passing thunderstorms in May/June can create dramatic cloud formations hanging low in the valley.

Half Dome

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El Capitan

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Valley View portal (off highway 120)

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A Lonely Pine Tree in a storm

Lone Pine Storm

Near Olmsted Point (Highway 140)

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Big Meadow (Foresta) look-out from Highway 120

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Mirror Lake

Three Brothers

Three Bros

A stream adjacent to Bridal Veil fall trail

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Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls in Early June

Falls in Early june 

Bridal Veil Falls

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River Rafting in Merced River – mid June
Wild-life 




Pileated Woodpecker
Ever wondered how they remain sane after banging their head on a trunk day-in and day-out?

Not so wild life – squirrel playing with an orange peel


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Coyote

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Baby Bear