My Trip to Yosemite: 2/2015

It's such a shame that I just got time to write about my trip to Yosemite back in February...

If Death Valley reminds me of the massive nothingness in this world, Yosemite offers me the unforgettable romance and spiritual transcendent experience.  Ten years ago, I relocated to Reno for my job.  Went to Yosemite many times during that time, but never once was it in the winter...  Since I was on a business trip to San Francisco in early March, I decided to go visit Yosemite before the meeting.

Driving from San Francisco to Yosemite on highway 140, the rolling hills were covered by beautiful green grass and yellow wildflowers.  The bright green and yellow colors stretch for miles and miles -- soothing and calm -- makes you feel you're in a different world...  I spent 4 days at Yosemite (initially) trying to photograph Yosemite's winter scenery, but for the first 3 days, it was pretty warm -- no snow, no ice, only rain and winds with clouds floating around everywhere.  It's amazing how unpredictable the weather is in the high mountains, and how fast it changes!  The morning of the last day was really cold, so finally, I saw "ice..." .

What really touched me was the program "Yosemite" I watched in my hotel room.  It talked about how back in the 1860s - 1870s, because of the amazing beauty of Yosemite, Congress passed the law to create the National Park Services to preserve the most beautiful places in the country for the public.  Pretty extraordinary, isn't it?  That's was about 150 years ago, people had a clear sense of equality and fought really hard to make sure Yosemite and other beautiful places were protected (from the rich and/or other special interests) so that every citizen in this country could have a chance to enjoy them...

 

Pictures = Dance with the Wind... 

Yosemite National Park, California

February 26 to March 1, 2015