We followed the weather forecast for a couple of weeks prior to our visit to Yosemite so we understood that there had been much precipitaton. We were glad because we wanted the waterfalls to be at their full-flowing best.
With such abundance of water, the O’Shaughnessy Dam seemed to be very full and they were releasing water to maintain the “balance” of the reservoir. As you will note, there is a large, forceful stream of water being released. More rain was anticipated on this hiking day as well so this photograph represents the sunniest time we had at Hetch Hetchy.
Also notice the curved railing and walkway atop the dam. At the very left of the railing and walkway is the entrance to the tunnel passageway.
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*All photographs Copyright by Jeffrey B. Ross with all rights reserved.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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Meta Data – Day 187 YOY – Year of Yosemite
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Capture time: 11:08:33 AM
Capture date: June 9, 2016
Exposure: 1/60 sec @ f/22
Focal Length: 18mm
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