El Capitan Midline – Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 292

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Midline view of El Capitan

Midline view of El Capitan

The previous two photographs show El Capitan with the sun coming strongly from the west and blocking details and a photograph taken during the early evening hours from the west.

The photograph above presents El Capitan from a midline perspective somewhere between the east and west side. The “nose” ridge is almost straight ahead. I was standing in the nearby meadow when this photo was snapped.

In this view you can note the color variations, ridges and other geographic formations.

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170503

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Be sincere, be brief, be seated.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The things that made you weird as a kid make you great today.” — James Victore

“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.” — John Steinbeck

“I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.” — Fran Lebowitz

 

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View of El Capitan from the West – Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 291

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El Capitan as seen from the west

El Capitan as seen from the west

El Capitan is one of the major sights Yosemite has to offer and it’s figurative shadow is broadly cast across the Yosemite Valley. It is seen from numerous venues and areas making it hard to ignore.

The photograph above is taken from the west of the giant granite mountain and the ridge seen between the break in the trees off to the right is referred to as El Capitan’s nose.

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170502

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.” — Winston Churchill

“Don’t ask God to guide your footsteps…if you’re not willing to move your feet.” — Anonymous

“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.” — Alphonse de Lamartine

“When 99% of people doubt you, you’re either gravely wrong or about to make history.” — Scott Belsky

 

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Hiking Sticks at the Apache Wash Trail – Phoenix

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In January, 2015 my brother-in-law was with us and we decided to go for a short hike. The recently opened Sonoran Desert Drive seemed a likely place to visit as we had passed the Apache Wash trailhead that looked inviting.

We enjoyed a short hike up part of the mountain trail and I was able to capture a couple of pictures of a Red-tailed Hawk, nothing great, but enough for an ID.

After we had finished our short hike (we did not do the entire trail), we headed back to the trailhead where I snapped the picture below of two hiking sticks. They must be hiking sticks if they are wearing hiking shoes; right?

Hiking Sticks - Humor

Anyway, I thought this was a funny picture and I wonder whether the footwear was ever reclaimed by its rightful owner.

Read more about the Apache Wash Trail

 

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El Capitan Photographed Looking Into the Sun – Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 290

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El Capitan from the Four Mile Trail

El Capitan from the Four Mile Trail

After leaving Glacier Point, we decided to hike the Four Mile Trail down to the Valley. It was already mid-afternoon and the sun would be intense as we were hiking westward.

Taking pictures into the sun was tricky. The photograph above was taken with my “least advanced” and presumably “less capable” camera. The Canon AS 590 IS which is ancient in relationship to current point-and-shoot standards.

While the picture is good for a record of the trip, much of the detail is gone and or washed out. To salvage the picture and make it a bit more artistic in nature, I converted it to black and white.

Which version do you like better; the black and white or the color version? Leave your remarks in the comment section.

El Capitan in Black and White

El Capitan in black and white

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170501

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Fight fire with fire, and all you’ll end up with is ashes.” — Abigail Van Buren

“I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.” — Maya Angelou

“The constant man loses not his virtue in misfortune. A torch may point towards the ground, but its flame will still point upwards.” — Bhartrihari

“Remarriage is an excellent test of just how amicable your divorce was.” — Margo Kaufman

 

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Location, Location, Location – Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 289

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Vernal and Nevada Falls viewed from Glacier Point

Where things are located – Yosemite Valley

What is interesting about hiking among the mountains of any national park is the difference in orientation and perspective between ground level and the top of the peaks.

Above is a view of part of Yosemite Valley. Off to the right, almost in the bottom of the frame, is the Majestic Yosemite Hotel (A), Yosemite Falls (B) is easy to see and pick out near the top middle of the shot. The green area (C) is the meadow where I took several very good photographs of Half Dome during the early evening hours (a long lens will help).

Just below the falls and a bit to the right are the stores and some amenities (D).

In the approximate vicinity of the arrow is where we stayed and where the Yosemite Valley Lodge and amenities are located.

We walked it all and enjoyed every minute of it. The Valley Loop trail will take you to most of the places named above and I recommend it, but do purchase a good map as we found the signage somewhat confusing

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170430

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“It takes guts to get out of the ruts.” — Robert H. Schuller

“We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.” — Joan Didion

“One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over will.” — Harvey Mackay

“The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.” — Paul Ehrlich

 

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