Tioga Pass and Tuolumne Meadows...

I had the opportunity to spend some time this weekend in the Tioga Pass and Tuolumne Meadows areas of Yosemite National Park. The weather was typical for the High Sierra in the summertime - afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Although it was quite damp, it gave me the opportunity for interesting light at sunset.

I was not disappointed. As the storms raged and lightening flashed, the sunset colors turned from orange to reds to purple. This gave me some wonderful opportunities for photography in the wildflower filled meadows of Tuolumne.



Tuolumne Meadows sunset...



The Tioga Pass area was also a lush green with tiny wildflowers blooming everywhere. The puffy white clouds added to the wonderful alpine scene.



The mountains around Tioga Pass were still holding a great deal of snow on the north facing slopes, even in the middle of summer.

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The main reason for my trip here was to surprise Nana as she passed through Tuolumne Meadows on her way south during a 34 day, 265 mile backpacking trip along the Pacific Crest and John Muir trails. She had scheduled a re-supply stop and a layover day in Tuolumne. I met her and her companions at the end of the day's trail with a cooler of cold beer, tequilla and chips & salsa. Needless to say, they were mighty glad to see...the cooler!



After a great weekend, the re-supplied hikers started off again southbound headed for Red's Meadows, near Mammoth Lakes. I'll see them there next weekend!

Stay tuned...

Bill
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