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Yosemite National Park, January 24-27, 2013

Donna and I returned to Yosemite National Park in January during a full-moon winter weekend. A nice thick coating of snow on the valley floor helped create a wonderful winter scene, and cool sunny days - and no crowds - helped make for a great visit. As luck would have it, we were given a very reasonable upgrade from the Yosemite Lodge to the famed Ahwahnee Hotel, at which I've only eaten breakfast during my many previous visits. The accommodations were much more luxurious than the Curry Village tent cabins that I've typically stayed in over the years, including my first visit in July 1982 when I hitchhiked into and out of the park. Images ŠAlan Sheckter / AlSheck@comcast.net.
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THURSDAY: Welcome back!
THURSDAY: Welcome back!		 Road to Yosemite Valley
Road to Yosemite Valley		 We made it. El Capitan.
We made it. El Capitan.		 Ahwahnee - third floor
Ahwahnee - third floor		 Ahwahnee - third floor
Ahwahnee - third floor
Cutest ice receptacle ever
Cutest ice receptacle ever		 Ahwahnee - third floor
Ahwahnee - third floor		 The Great Lounge at the Ahwahnee
"The Great Lounge" at the Ahwahnee		 g2/45/850245/3/148549101.LgbGa2GI.jpg FRIDAY: The Ahwahnee dining room
FRIDAY: The Ahwahnee dining room
The Ahwahnee dining room
The Ahwahnee dining room		 The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel		 The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel		 Unusual creek-bridge chairs
Unusual creek-bridge chairs		 The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel		 One of the many stately seating areas at the Ahwahnee
One of the many stately seating areas at the Ahwahnee 		The Ahwahnee elevator lobby fireplace
The Ahwahnee elevator lobby fireplace		 Half Dome in the fog
Half Dome in the fog		 Donna looking out of our room at The Ahwahnee
Donna looking out of our room at The Ahwahnee
Half Dome
Half Dome		 Sun shines through
Sun shines through		 One of the countless beautiful Yosemite Valley views
One of the countless beautiful Yosemite Valley views		 Top of the Royal Arch Cascade waterfall
Top of the Royal Arch Cascade waterfall		 Royal Arch Cascade waterfall
Royal Arch Cascade waterfall
The Ahwahnee Hotel welcome
The Ahwahnee Hotel welcome		 Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Valley		 Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls		 Upper Yosemite Falls
Upper Yosemite Falls		 Royal Arches: North Dome (left) and Washington Column
Royal Arches: North Dome (left) and Washington Column
Another peak above Yosemite Valley
Another peak above Yosemite Valley		 Donna gazes from a Merced River foot bridge
Donna gazes from a Merced River foot bridge		 Alan & Donna
Alan & Donna		 Merced River valley view
Merced River valley view		 Sun works on some Merced Riverside ice
Sun works on some Merced Riverside ice
Chilly Merced River
Chilly Merced River		 Curry Village tent cabins
Curry Village tent cabins		 Alan at a not-too-hospitable picnic table
Alan at a not-too-hospitable picnic table		 Royal Arches: North Dome (left) and Washington Column
Royal Arches: North Dome (left) and Washington Column		 North Dome
North Dome
Resident deer
Resident deer		 Donna and a new friend
Donna and a new friend		 Alan and the deer
Alan and the deer		 Lower Yosemite Falls trail
Lower Yosemite Falls trail		 Columbia Rock
Columbia Rock
Donna on the trail
Donna on the trail		 Alan on the trail
Alan on the trail		 John Muir portrayed in metal
John Muir portrayed in metal		 Donna (real small red dot behind the bushes) hugs giant metal mountain
Donna (real small red dot behind the bushes) hugs giant metal mountain		 Chilly Merced River
Chilly Merced River
Chilly Merced River
Chilly Merced River		 Lower Yosemite Falls (Donna at bottom)
Lower Yosemite Falls (Donna at bottom)		 Lower Yosemite Falls
Lower Yosemite Falls		 Lower Yosemite Falls
Lower Yosemite Falls		 Alan & Donna at Lower Yosemite Falls
Alan & Donna at Lower Yosemite Falls
Chilly Merced River
Chilly Merced River		 Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls
Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls		 Upper Yosemite Falls
Upper Yosemite Falls		 One of the many Yosemite Valley meadow views
One of the many Yosemite Valley meadow views		 One of the many Yosemite Valley meadow views
One of the many Yosemite Valley meadow views
The Ahwahnee, Room 321
The Ahwahnee, Room 321		 The Ahwahnee, Room 321
The Ahwahnee, Room 321		 Almost sunset, Yosemite Valley
Almost sunset, Yosemite Valley		 Almost sunset, El Capitan
Almost sunset, El Capitan		 Almost sunset, El Capitan
Almost sunset, El Capitan
Meadow view of Half Dome
Meadow view of Half Dome		 SATURDAY: Yosemite Falls
SATURDAY: Yosemite Falls		 A few hardy tent campers occupied the valley campgrounds
A few hardy tent campers occupied the valley campgrounds		 Photographers view Bridalveil Falls from the Tunnel View perch
Photographers view Bridalveil Falls from the Tunnel View perch		 Bridalveil Falls from the Tunnel View
Bridalveil Falls from the Tunnel View
Half Dome from the Tunnel View
Half Dome from the Tunnel View		 Bridalveil Falls (and cone of ice below) from the Tunnel View
Bridalveil Falls (and cone of ice below) from the Tunnel View		 Photographers at the Tunnel View perch
Photographers at the Tunnel View perch		 Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View		 Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View		 Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View
Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View		 Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View
Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View		 Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View
Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View		 El Capitan
El Capitan
Chilly Merced River in the morning
Chilly Merced River in the morning		 Chilly Merced River in the morning
Chilly Merced River in the morning		 Chilly Merced River in the morning
Chilly Merced River in the morning		 Top of El Capitan
Top of El Capitan		 Chilly Merced River in the morning
Chilly Merced River in the morning
Chilly Merced River in the morning
Chilly Merced River in the morning		 El Capitan
El Capitan		 Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls 		Yosemite Falls with a rainbow
Yosemite Falls with a rainbow		 Yosemite Falls with a rainbow
Yosemite Falls with a rainbow
Half Dome from our room
Half Dome from our room		 Half Dome
Half Dome		 Sentinel Beach
Sentinel Beach		 Alan, Donna, & Yosemite Falls
Alan, Donna, & Yosemite Falls		 Yosemite Falls from the Swinging Bridge
Yosemite Falls from the "Swinging Bridge"
Alan & Donna in the Merced River reflection
Alan & Donna in the Merced River reflection		 Upper Yosemite Falls and cone of ice below
Upper Yosemite Falls and cone of ice below		 Piece of ice floats in the chilly Merced River
Piece of ice floats in the chilly Merced River		 Upper Yosemite Falls cone of ice
Upper Yosemite Falls cone of ice		 Another valley view
Another valley view
Piece of ice floats in the chilly Merced River
Piece of ice floats in the chilly Merced River		 Donna on the Merced River's Swinging Bridge and Yosemite Falls
Donna on the Merced River's "Swinging Bridge" and Yosemite Falls		 North Dome
North Dome		 Swinging Bridge
"Swinging Bridge"		 Donna photographs a couple
Donna photographs a couple
Another valley view
Another valley view		 Sun shines through
Sun shines through		 Inside the old Yosemite Chapel
Inside the old Yosemite Chapel		 View from inside the Yosemite Chapel
View from inside the Yosemite Chapel		 The old Yosemite Chapel
The old Yosemite Chapel
Yosemite Falls view from the old Yosemite Chapel
Yosemite Falls view from the old Yosemite Chapel		 Deer in the meadow
Deer in the meadow		 Half Dome
Half Dome		 Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon		 Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon
Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View, late afternoon
Bridalveil Falls from Tunnel View, late afternoon		 El Capitan from Tunnel View, late afternoon
El Capitan from Tunnel View, late afternoon		 Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon		 Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, late afternoon		 Tunnel View photgraphers
Tunnel View photgraphers
Road to Badger Pass
Road to Badger Pass		 Donna enters Badger Pass ski area but our full moon snowshoe hike was canceled due to clouds
Donna enters Badger Pass ski area but our full moon snowshoe hike was canceled due to clouds		 Badger Pass ski slope at nightfall
Badger Pass ski slope at nightfall		 Giant snow grroming machine at Badger Pass
Giant snow grroming machine at Badger Pass		 Badger Pass ski slope at nightfall
Badger Pass ski slope at nightfall
Full moon from Tunnel View
Full moon from Tunnel View		 Full moon valley view from Tunnel View
Full moon valley view from Tunnel View 		Full moon El view from Tunnel View
Full moon El view from Tunnel View 		Full moon valley view from Tunnel View
Full moon valley view from Tunnel View 		SUNDAY: Frozen pond at the Ahwahnee
SUNDAY: Frozen pond at the Ahwahnee
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel		 The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel		 The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel		 The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel		 The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel solarium
The Ahwahnee Hotel solarium		 The Ahwahnee Hotel's Great Lounge
The Ahwahnee Hotel's "Great Lounge"		 The Ahwahnee Hotel's Great Lounge
The Ahwahnee Hotel's "Great Lounge"		 The Ahwahnee Hotel's <ezzanine, where Donna and I played board games
The Ahwahnee Hotel's 		Another valley view as we head out of the park
Another valley view as we head out of the park
Another valley view as we head out of the park
Another valley view as we head out of the park		 Roadway tunnel
Roadway tunnel		 Roadway tunnel view
Roadway tunnel view		 Cascade Falls
Cascade Falls		 Cascade Falls/Cascade Creek
Cascade Falls/Cascade Creek
Cascade Falls/Cascade Creek
Cascade Falls/Cascade Creek		 Several Indian grinding stens at Cascade Creek
Several Indian grinding stens at Cascade Creek		 Valley view from Hwy 120 exit
Valley view from Hwy 120 exit		 Some waterfalls drip a few drops at a time :-)
Some waterfalls drip a few drops at a time :-)		 A touch of snow on the way out of the park
A touch of snow on the way out of the park
A touch of snow on the way out of the park
A touch of snow on the way out of the park		 Exiting Yosemite National Park. The end.
Exiting Yosemite National Park. The end.
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