A Second Day in Yosemite National Park in California

Yosemite National Park

in late October

Eric & I drove Tioga Road

across the Park.

This road climbs to over 9,500 feet, and the views are spectacular!

A sloping rock face & snow

covered mountain

A rugged mountain with snow

clinging to its craggy face.

Trees somehow manage to

grow out of smooth rock.

Eric & I stop at Olmstead Point.

It commemorates Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmstead's efforts to preserve Yosemite's natural resources.  His son, Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr. was dedicated to conservation and worked on Yosemite Park's Advisory Board to help Park Managers solve problems.  

This section of Yosemite National

Park shows the effects of the last

Glacier...  

A scored rock face is dotted with

boulders that were left behind

as the Glacier receded.

A shot of Eric & me

at Olmstead Point

Here we are at Tenaya Lake.

It was formed by the 

Tuolumne Glacier.

More snow-covered mountains

Eagle-eyed Eric spotted the

Great Blue Heron in the lower

right of the photo.  

It blends into its surroundings.

Rugged escarpments

with snow...

The Eastern Access to 

Yosemite National Park

President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill on June 30, 1864 establishing Yosemite Valley and  Mariposa Grove as protected wilderness areas.  His wisdom and foresight are the foundation of the establishment of the National Parks System in the United States.

Lee Vining is the closest town to this section of the Park.