Half Dome Reflection
A single frame from the California Wilderness Collection.
A snow dusted morning
Half Dome rises above the Merced River, its granite face caught in full sun while the valley floor still holds a fresh dusting of snow.
I shot this from Sentinel Bridge in November of 2020, on the first trip I'd been able to take since the pandemic started. We arrived to a Yosemite Valley dusted in fresh snow, but the sun stayed out all day, and with the park nearly empty, it felt like the whole valley belonged to us. It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
The Merced River was calm enough that morning to hold Half Dome's reflection almost perfectly, snow-dusted pines and all, one of those rare moments where the valley doubles itself in the water.
Part of the California Wilderness Collection.