This was photographed just a few feet away from our camp site one of the nights on our very first backpacking trip to Yosemite back in 2003.
Category Archives: Color Photography
For Ansel
This composition presented itself on the our climb to Donahue Pass along the John Muir Trail, and it reminded me of similar photographs taken by Ansel Adams, my favorite photographer and kindred spirit.
Near Donahue Pass
Sharp contrasts define the terrain near Donahue Pass – light and dark, hard and soft, near and far, heaven and earth.
On the Climb to Donahue Pass
This was taken on our first of several trips over this section of the John Muir Trail, and the clouds that day provided the most impressive backdrop for a most impressive landscape.
On the John Muir Trail at Lyell Glacier
I’ve always found this photograph an ethereal experience – Teresa, self-sufficient, exploring a land of mists and craggy peaks: a harsh and unforgiving environment that provides a stark and majestic landscape.
At the Timber Line
On the John Muir Trail between Lyell Glacier and Donahue Pass.
Lyell Glacier
Kuna Crest, Yosemite
Kuna Crest
Kuna Crest is a ridge along side Lyell Canyon where the John Muir Trail heads up from Tuolumne Meadows to Lyell Glacier and then on to Donahue Pass.