Coyote Catches Its Own Tail

As I was awaiting sunrise in El Cap Meadow, this coyote tried everything it could think of to engage me: downward dog, playing with a stick, and finally chasing its tail. I don't know how the sunrise was, but the coyote was captivating!

Dark Side of the Mistbow

The sun creates a mist bow at the base of Upper Yosemite Falls.

Half Dome at Sunset

A classic shot of Half dome and its reflection in the Merced River.

Stillwater Cove

Sunset on the northern California coast

Redwood Trunk

Detail from Muir Woods, north of San Francisco

From the Cave to the Falls

A cave provided a bit of shelter from the mist at the base of Upper Yosemite Falls.

Upper Yosemite Falls

On a busy, dry Presidents Day weekend, I found solitude atop a (relatively) dry flake at the base of Upper Yosemite Falls.

SF Fog

Foggy San Francisco sunrise as seen from the Berkeley Hills

The Falls at the End of the Rainbow

Upper Yosemite Falls, Middle Cascades and mist bow

Desert Gold

Wildflowers carpet the hillside in Death Valley

Racetrack Playa

One of the mysterious moving rocks on the Racetrack playa seems to be wending its way towards the Grandstand.

Horsetail Fall

Ah, the main event! The setting sun makes the waterfall look like flowing lava.

Half a Captain

A clearing storm hides the top half of El Capitan

Half Dome in the Clouds

A late start got me to Tunnel View in time for catching the storm breaking up. And full parking lots. Kind of forgot about that part of leisurely starts in popular places. Fortunately, somebody was just pulling out of a space as I cruised the parking lot.

Cathedral Group and Clearing Storm

Another snapshot from Tunnel View. Jumped out of the FJ, cruised the lineup of photographers, waited for a spot to open up, pointed & shot.

Eastern Sierras through Mobius

Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills nicely frames peaks in the Eastern Sierras.

Moonset Over the Playa

Between the setting moon & rising sun, the Badwater playa makes a dramatic setting.