Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

I photographed Stoneman Bridge from the snowy bank of the Merced River. I snowshoed down here. It was the first time in my life I ever tried snowshoeing. I didn’t fall getting down here all the way from Curry Village.
I did fall on my face going down the other side of this bridge though. Thankfully both I and my camera landed in soft snow. 🙂 As you see it was still snowing by mid morning. Much to my surprise only my hands and feet were cold. The rest of me was comfortable. It wasn’t as cold as it looks which was another surprise to me.
My new boots were a huge disappointment. I think they were faulty. The toe box in both boots was freezing! I’ve since returned those boots and have purchased a different brand. I hope they work out better.

For the History buffs:
Stoneman Bridge is named in honor of Union Calvary General George Stoneman. After the war he moved to California and in 1882 was elected the 15th Governor of California.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @ 17mm| f7.1| 1/100sec| ISO 400| Manual Mode| On a Tripod