It’s funny because I wasn’t even going to take more photos in the near-dark sky, but I couldn’t help myself taking just one more picture! I really like the white snow glowing in the sky.
So I started the drive back to Lee Vining and the rest of my family. I kept looking at the moon and turned the bend, right past the Tioga Pass Resort and saw a photo op! Grabbed the tripod from the back of the van and took this as that final image.
Mike Matenkosky is a Central Valley California landscape and nature photographer whose favorite locations include the Merced National Wildlife Refuge, Yosemite and the eastern Sierra. He is currently living in Atwater, CA.
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Mike, these are beautiful photos! I especially like the last one. Such peace captured there.
Simply breathtaking!!