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The Great Spirit, angered by the bickering of a husband and wife, turned them into stone. And that is the origin of the sheer granite summits of Yosemite Valley, according to the native people.

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"El Capitan"

I had the good fortune - ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ - to visit Yosemite National Park the day is opened, post-you-know-what. The photos in this series are a rare look at the park sans the multitudes that flock to it in peak season.

"Tunnel Vision"

Sierra Nevada translates roughly to 'Snowy Hills'. Come Spring, the warming weather melts the snowpack and waterfalls start to flow. On my visit, it was so quiet that I could hear the water thundering down no matter where I was in the valley.

"Bridal Veil"

No selfies today.

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"Bridal Veil"

Cue the 'nature is healing' memes. The deer seemed more taken aback than I was. Clearly, they hadn't seen humans in a while.

"Healing Nature"

Just pure milk and honey at this point: sheer cliffs, thundering waterfalls, meadows and wildlife.

Perfection.

"Il Sogno"

Another view of the Lower Yosemite Falls, this time with the Merced River in the foreground.

"River View"

I wasn't expecting color in the sky on my drive down from a vista point above the valley (Glacier Point). So when it happened, I was unprepared. Shot hand-held in low-light. You can see the Merced River glistening deep in the valley, surrounded by the Sierra.

"Valley Sunset"

As always, the photos are processed only to reproduce the scene faithfully. Best viewed on a wide-gamut, wide-screen display. On iOS, press-&-hold to view in 4K. Can be displayed on a 70" display or printed 30" on the long-edge without loss in resolution.

More to come ...

Yosemite Valley, right before sunset.

"Alpenglow"

The star of Netflix's 'Free Solo': the impossibly sheer granite face of El Capitan.

"The Beast"

"Mirror Lake"

The Sierra as seen from 7,200 feet. Featuring Half Dome and Nevada Falls (top) and Vernal Falls (bottom).

"Glacier Point"

"Half Dome"

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natural born wall art.

"Half Dome"

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more wall art

"Textures"

Usually I'll do anything to get the shot but this water was freezing (fresh snow melt). So I had to take it from on top of a precariously situated, not very steady log. (The first shot of this thread is from the same location, but at sunset).

"Classic Yosemite"

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