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A Quick Horsetail Fall Update
Horsetail Fall at 5:34 p.m. yesterday It’s been quite dry in Yosemite since December, but there’s still some snow on top of El Capitan, and I thought that the warming weather over the last few days...
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Hoping for Snow
Half Dome and clouds, Yosemite NP, CA, USA Many people, including me, had high hopes for the snowstorm that came through Yosemite on Tuesday. The forecast called for six to twelve inches of snow, so it...
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Could We Finally Get Some Rain?
Sunbeams and mist along the Merced River, Yosemite For many places in California, 2013 was the driest year on record. And so far this winter (our usual rainy season) has brought almost no...
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Horsetail Fall Conditions
Horsetail Fall just before sunset, Sunday evening, 5:28 p.m. Yosemite got some showers on Saturday night, which helped to add a little water to Horsetail and create a decent flow – below average, but...
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Will the Approaching Storm Revive Horsetail Fall?
This photograph from 2009 shows what an average February flow in Horsetail Fall looks like After a wet spell in December, the rain spigot got turned off. Yosemite Valley received seven one-hundredths...
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After the Storm
Sunrise from Tunnel View, Sunday morning Yosemite Valley got about three inches of rain from the storms over the weekend. That’s not a drought-busting amount, but it helps, and I’m grateful for every...
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Signs of Spring
Redbud along the Merced River, Merced River Canyon, March 2013 February has been exceptionally warm, so I probably shouldn’t be surprised to see signs of spring already. But redbuds? In February?...
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Horsetail Fall Forecast
Horsetail Fall at sunset, Yosemite We’re getting close to Horsetail Fall season, and I’m getting lots of questions about the water flow and the right time of year to photograph it. As I said in my last...
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Horsetail Fall Update
Horsetail Fall last night, 5:27 p.m. February has been completely dry around here so far, with very warm temperatures. That warm weather has been melting the snow on top of El Capitan and creating a...
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Horsetail Fall, El Capitan, and a Cloud
El Capitan and Horsetail Fall at sunset, Yosemite I rose early yesterday morning to go up to Yosemite Valley, thinking the storm might clear just after sunrise. But showers persisted, and the sun...
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