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Postby BigTruck » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:40 pm

Yosemite is only a 3 hour drive from where I live, so the wife and I decided to take a two day trip out there and do some photography.  It is beautiful there!!!  The pics I upload do it no justice (compression for one, and just seeing it in person for the other)

I took over 2000 pictures, but narrowed it down to 43 shots to reduce the Spam factor haha.  The valley floor was tho only part of the park open due to a two week dump of snow on the place (had to put chains on the tires to get into the park)

I will definately be headed out there this summer though, I just HAVE to see the rest of this place!

El Capitan, world famous rock climbing face
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Another view of El Capitan
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Glacier Point (You can see where the rock face fractured and slid just a little bit)
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Overlooking Yosemite Valley
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One more shot of El Capitan (you have to see this structure in person, it is MASSIVE, this is looking at it from about 5 miles away)
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby mhoffman50 » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:57 pm

Very nice!  And you were able to see snow too!
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby BigTruck » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:09 pm

[quote]Very nice!
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby beaky » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:35 pm

Beautiful stuff! every inch of that place is incredibly picturesque...;D


Didn't see snow when I was there, but it was in May. ;D
West of there, in the mountains near the sequoia forest, however, there was snow...
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby ShaneG_old » Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:18 pm

Stunning pics! Definitely on my list of places to go before I do. ;D
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby Brando14100 » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:33 pm

Amazing. Nature is a beautiful thing.

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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby Hagar » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:39 am

Stunning photos.
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:44 am

El Cap is one of only two climbs left on my wish list. One day.....
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby BigTruck » Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:12 am

El Cap is one of only two climbs left on my wish list. One day.....


You mean Bucket List?!?   :o   ;D  That's a death wish climbing that face!!!  Driving down the Highway 41 it filled my entire windshield and I looked up out my sunroof and there was the summit...just a massive vertical climb!!!
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby Omag 2.0 » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:08 am

Oh my god! That's amazing! The rocks, the clouds, the snow... perfection! Very nice shots in some difficult conditions!
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby mrjake2002 » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:48 am

Lovely shots of a stunning landscape!! I really must go there one day.
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Postby Roughrider » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:26 am

Beautiful shots, I like the snow on the trees.
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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby Willit Run » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:00 am

Beautiful shots of some Beautiful country!!!

Great work, BT!!  8-)

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Re: Yosemite National Park pt 1 (Yosemite Spam)

Postby Rifleman » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:57 am

Truck :  Very nice teaser !......now look at what you've done - everyone wants to go there now......... 8-)



El Cap is one of only two climbs left on my wish list. One day.....


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