Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_4755.JPG3 viewsWe take off our boots and cross Fletcher Creek around 9360'. It feels great!
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IMG_4778.JPG3 viewsBunnell Cascade; the first of two steep drops on the Merced River within a mile of one another.
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IMG_4781.JPG3 viewsCouds of water bathe the granite apron at the bottom of Nevada Falls.
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IMG_4788.JPG3 viewsVernal Falls from the "Mist Trail".
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IMG_4797.JPG3 viewsThe "Mist Trail" is best early in the season. It can drench hikers, but is usually welcomed by those ascending the steep rock steps on a warm day. As long as I can remember, I have always seen a rainbow here. This photo is on our return trip, after our whirlwind tour on the Valley floor. a little over 5 hours after the previous photo was taken. Low angle frontal light intensifies the rainbow and the green grass. I didn't end up taking any photos from the Valley floor!
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IMG_4802.JPG3 viewsThe Professor sees a photo opportunity in the mist, compliments of Nevada Falls.
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IMG_4805.JPG3 viewsFlower and Nevada Falls.
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IMG_4806.JPG3 viewsThe back of Half Dome, Liberty Cap, and Nevada Falls from the John Muir Trail.
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IMG_4822.JPG3 viewsLooking west from the top of Half Dome, from the left, Glacier Point and in lower left corner, the Glacier Point apron; Sentinel Rock, and Cathedral Rocks rise above and behind; El Capitan, partilally hidden across the Valley.
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IMG_4823.JPG3 viewsThe Merced River, which we followed from its source, meanders through the floor of the Valley.
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IMG_4855.JPG3 viewsFrom left to right, Cathedral Peak, Echo Peaks, and The Cockscomb; Cathedral Range from the Sunrise Trail, south of Long Meadow.
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