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Wawona Hotel

June 16, 2010June 16, 2010Posted in California, TravelTagged Sierras, Wawona, Wawona Hotel, YosemiteLeave a comment

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Wawona Hotel
Outside the Valley
Wawona means “Big Trees”
It was known to Native American Indians as Pallachun which meant ” a good place to stay.”

More photos from my Dave Wyman Yosemite Water-Works Workshop in May.
The Wawona Hotel built in 1875, is a beautiful white building with neatly trimmed grass, deck chairs, and a golf course. There are several cottage like and dorm type buildings that house the guest rooms and each building has a lovely veranda kitted out with wicker tables and deck chairs.

There is a stone fountain out front that is falling apart now, but once must have been lovely. We stopped here on the way back to Yosemite Valley for dinner and night shooting after spending a little while at the swinging bridge. We were headed to the Mariposa Grove with the Giant Sequoia trees but it was closed due to snow. I’d like to stay here someday.

Nearby there is an a living museum – The Pioneer History Center which is said to transport you back in time to the late 1800’s. There is a New England style covered bridge, a collection of stage coaches, and in the summer the staff wear Victorian costumes. It was closed for winter when we passed it. I’d like to spend some time there too.

At a Yosemite Rest-Stop

May 17, 2010May 17, 2010Posted in California, TravelTagged Waterfalls, YosemiteLeave a comment

Here are a few more photos from my Dave Wyman Workshop. These are more from day 2 our first full day of being together. May 11, 2010

We were 18 all together. I had a great time. The views were stunning. I hope you are able to feel and see some of that through my viewfinder.

Horse Tail Fall Sunset

February 20, 2010February 20, 2010Posted in California, TravelTagged Forest, Snow, Sunset, Trees, YosemiteLeave a comment

I got up at 2am on the 18th and left the house at 3:15Am to drive to Gilroy to meet-up with 4 other photographers. At 4am we left Gilroy to meet-up with 2 other photographers in Mariposa,CA before heading into the Yosemite Valley where we would meet 5 more photographers from the north side of the Bay Area.

The trip revolved around a sunset shoot of Horse Tail Fall. The sun sets on Horse Tail Fall twice in 2010 for a few days in Feb. and again in Oct. The peak day for the best sunset was supposed to the 18th.

We shot all through the valley, had a picnic lunch at Bridalveil Fall, and well before sunset got to a spot to set up. Our spot was off Southside Drive just past Cathedral Beach picnic grounds.

I had a lot of fun and met some pretty neat people. We left the valley about 7:30PM and stopped for dinner in Mariposa. I didn’t get home until after midnight on the 19th. It was a 22 hour day filled with stunning views, and the company of fun, good people.

The light spot on the face of the mountain is the sun setting on Horse Tail Fall. The Fall wasn’t running very fast or full on this day.

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