July 2017

  • Views from Washburn Point

    Views from Washburn Point

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    I spent my morning near Tioga Pass photographing Mammoth Peak. For the evening I drove up to Washburn Point in hopes to capture the rising moon over Red Peak and anything else I might capture. Thankfully the clouds cooperated that afternoon and I took several pictures of the rising moon over Washburn Point and other…

  • Rising Moon Over Red Peak

    Rising Moon Over Red Peak

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    Last month the clouds obscured the rising moon when I was at Washburn Point. When I arrived here on Friday there were a few clouds overhead. Since I wasn’t going to leave, I had to wait to see if the conditions improved. I knew it was time for the moon to rise, but no moon.…

  • Good Morning Mammoth Peak

    Good Morning Mammoth Peak

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    Mike Matenkosky
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    The park finally opened up Tioga Pass last week. I got a chance to make the 3-hour drive Friday morning stopping at my favorite high country “icon”, Mammoth Peak. Spent the morning milling around Tuolumne Meadows and Olmstead Point and finally driving up to Washburn Point for the rising moon.