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Yosemite National Park – Tioga Road – California (2021)

Images of Yosemite National Park, the Tioga Road – Central California, taken in September 2021.

I’ve toured Yosemite National Park several times in the past few years but the last two times I was here the Tioga Road, to the north of the Yosemite Valley, was closed for two different reasons. In 2018 the area was blanketed by the smoke from the Ferguson Fire and in 2019 the road was still being cleared of snow even though it was June.

Hoping the third time would be the charm, I scheduled a stop on the east side of the Sierras to give it another try. Unfortunately, a large fire in Sequoia National Park was pushing thick smoke to the east, and everywhere else for that matter, and I was once again worried about whether I would be able to see the sights along the road. As with many of my stops this year I not only had to be my own weatherman but also had to interpret the wind direction to determine when it would be clear enough to go into the parks. I was lucky and the wind and weather cooperated allowing me to drive the Tioga Road and see all the amazing granite domes and cliffs.
Granite ridge along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
Granite ridge along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park 		Half-moon over a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park
Half-moon over a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park		 The moon over a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park
The moon over a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park		 The Tioga Road winds past a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park
The Tioga Road winds past a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park		 A granite dome along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
A granite dome along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
Trees grow from a fertile spot high up on a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park
Trees grow from a fertile spot high up on a granite ridge in Yosemite National Park		 Looking up at a granite ridge along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
Looking up at a granite ridge along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park		 A glacial erratic boulder perched on a granite dome in Yosemite National Park
A glacial erratic boulder perched on a granite dome in Yosemite National Park		 View of a granite dome along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
View of a granite dome along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park		 Glacial erratic boulders sit below a granite dome along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
Glacial erratic boulders sit below a granite dome along the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
The Tioga Road curves around Pywiack Dome in Yosemite National Park
The Tioga Road curves around Pywiack Dome in Yosemite National Park		 View from the Tioga Road of Pywiack Dome with Cathedral Peak in the distance in Yosemite National Park
View from the Tioga Road of Pywiack Dome with Cathedral Peak in the distance in Yosemite National Park		 Closeup of Cathedral Peak (10,940 ft) in Yosemite National Park
Closeup of Cathedral Peak (10,940 ft) in Yosemite National Park		 Tenaya Lake with Polly Dome to the left in Yosemite National Park
Tenaya Lake with Polly Dome to the left in Yosemite National Park		 Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome as seen from the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome as seen from the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome with Tenaya Lake in the foreground in Yosemite National Park
Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome with Tenaya Lake in the foreground in Yosemite National Park		 Closeup of granite formation on the side of a dome in Yosemite National Park
Closeup of granite formation on the side of a dome in Yosemite National Park		 Tree growing among glacial erratic boulders in Yosemite National Park
Tree growing among glacial erratic boulders in Yosemite National Park		 Tenaya Peak on the south side of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park
Tenaya Peak on the south side of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park		 The Tioga Road weaves through the forest in Yosemite National Park
The Tioga Road weaves through the forest in Yosemite National Park
Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome, Tenaya Peak and Tenaya Lake below in Yosemite National Park
Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome, Tenaya Peak and Tenaya Lake below in Yosemite National Park		 Tenaya lake lies in the foreground before Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome in Yosemite National Park
Tenaya lake lies in the foreground before Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome in Yosemite National Park		 Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley as seen from Olmsted Point on the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park
Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley as seen from Olmsted Point on the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park		 Glacial erratic boulders sit on a checkerboard granite surface at Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Glacial erratic boulders sit on a checkerboard granite surface at Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park		 A checkerboard granite surface hosts glacial erratic boulders at Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
A checkerboard granite surface hosts glacial erratic boulders at Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Lembert Dome on the eastern edge of the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park
Lembert Dome on the eastern edge of the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park		 Park Rangers gather data on the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park
Park Rangers gather data on the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park		 Pothole Dome on the western edge of the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park
Pothole Dome on the western edge of the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park		 Lembert Dome from across the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park
Lembert Dome from across the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park		 Sunlight paints the granite face of Cloud Rest (9,926 ft) as viewed from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Sunlight paints the granite face of Cloud Rest (9,926 ft) as viewed from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome with Tenaya Peak (right) from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome with Tenaya Peak (right) from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park		 Tenaya Lake with Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Tenaya Lake with Polly Dome (left), Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park		 Late day sunlight strikes the face of Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley as seen from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Late day sunlight strikes the face of Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley as seen from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park		 Light and shade on the granite cliffs in the valley below Cloud Rest as seen from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park
Light and shade on the granite cliffs in the valley below Cloud Rest as seen from Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park		 Sun illuminates a granite peak along the Tioga Road as dark snow clouds form in Yosemite National Park
Sun illuminates a granite peak along the Tioga Road as dark snow clouds form in Yosemite National Park

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Greg Temple 19-Oct-2021 21:22
You got some great images after all. The clouds and light create truly moving images. I need to get back to Tenaya Lake!
Jessica Saak 18-Oct-2021 12:44
Stunning!
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