Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com


Last additions - Yosemite; Lyell Fork, Merced River, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, July 17, 2010
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IMG_4841.JPG7 viewsThe author on the prow of Half Dome overlooking Yosemite Valley to the west.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4843.JPG8 views16mm wide angle view from the summit of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4842.JPG8 views16mm wide angle view of the Professor on the summit of Half Dome overlooking Yosemite Valley to the west.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4838.JPG7 viewsEast, from the summit of Half Dome, snow-covered Banner Peak is the first significant summit from the left with the prominent snowfield high on its north face. Two days earlier, we passed through much of the northeast trending drainage in the foreground which rises to Tuolumne Pass, before dropping into Lyell Canyon where we began our loop.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4837.JPG9 viewsWest, southwest from the summit of Half Dome, the snow-covered Sierra Crest rises east of June Lake and Mammoth on the far left. Mt. Clark is the highest point on the ridge in the right foreground. In the lower right is Little Yosemite Valley, where we camped the evening before.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4836.JPG10 viewsCloser; looking northeast from the top of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant. Matterhorn Peak, on Yosemite's northern border is on the horizon, left frame.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4833.JPG11 viewsThe Professor has a moment of solitude on the prow of Half Dome overlooking Yosemite Valley.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4831.JPG9 viewsLooking northeast from the top of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant. See the gallery, "Yosemite, North, July 17, 2011", for up close views of Mt. Conness. on the northeastern border of Yosemite.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4828.JPG7 viewsThere always seems to be a resident Marmot at the top of a well traversed summit. It doesn't seem to matter that there is no apparent source of water up here, other than potholes of rapidly evaporating water collected during that last thunderstorm.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4827.JPG5 viewsA marmot who gets fat in summer eating handouts from the throngs of people who make it to the top of Half Dome.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4823.JPG4 viewsThe Merced River, which we followed from its source, meanders through the floor of the Valley.Oct 07, 2013
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