Half
Dome is sighted.
It
was a long drive up here.
The
day was nice but you can see some typical haziness.
Ah,
the water was nice and refreshing.
The
fall is great time to visit the valley. The cold rushing waters and
crowds have gone.
A
real suprise along the trail before the Vernal Falls bridge. This
rattlesnake was curled up and still except for a restless blue forked tongue.
Check it out.
Vernal
Falls is reduced to a stream in the fall.
It
still provides a nice mist rainbow. You can get a sense of scale
in this photo if you can spot the two swimmers on the rocks. Don't
try too hard though, the photo quality is not good enough.
Stuart
and Taylor pose at the top of Vernal Falls, this hike was not a problem
for them.
Stuart
slides down the smooth granite slope into Emerald Pool.
The
gang stops on the Vernal Falls bridge as Vernal Falls keeps going behind
them.
Half
Dome looms in the late afternoon sun.
Half
Dome detail.