Climbing the cables on the way to the top of Halfdome in Yosemite can be a daunting experince. I normally do this 14 mile hike on the weekends when these cables on the final ascent can be very crowded. Recently I did it mid week, and the cables were relatively empty. This allowed me a great view of the cables themselves. This angle is close to the top where the slope in front of you isn’t as steep, but the roll off to the side makes you think twice about what you are doing.
This is the view up Horestail Falls in the Sierra Nevadas. The hike to get to this point is pretty short, but the scramble to get to the top of the falls can be a bit of a challenge when the trail disappears!
There was not a lot of water flowing over Vernal Falls in Yosemite on this particular fall day, but there was enough to make a nice rainbow at the bottom.
A view from the top of Halfdome in Yosemite. One of my favorite day hikes that I have done many times. I had the opportunity to do it again recently with some friends, and it was a great day.
On a long drive down the Oregon coast I saw a small island with this one little tree on it. I think the crazy clouds in the background really pull the image together.
These rocks with swirling water were at the base of Bassi Falls in the Sierra Nevada. I found some of the smaller pools with interesting water currents to be better than the actual waterfall.
On a backpacking trip I stayed overnight very near the top of Nevada Falls. This allowed me the unique opportunity of being at the top of the falls all night, and I was able to get some great shots of the sun going down!
There is a viewpoint of Lake Tahoe on the north shore that is a few mile hike from the road. At the top there are three interesting rock pillars that I used to change up the typical view of the lake. On the hike up they just looked like piles of rock that stuck up from the highest point, but from the top I was able to use them to frame the sides of the lake.
I was able to spend last weekend in Tahoe and stayed at a great place right on the lake. We spent many a morning and night swimming at this very spot. The water was cold but felt amazing. I got this shot by getting down close to the water to catch the small waves that were coming in. The water was the most amazing shades of blue and green.
