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BraxJohnson t1_j8jkzx2 wrote
Headed there on Sunday, hoping beyond all hope I get to see it. Was this taken from Tunnel View?
Aboy325 t1_j8jn2ku wrote
Opposite side. You can't see horsetail falls from tunnel view. You need to be in the east side, like the el capital picnic area or further east
paperscissorscovid t1_j8jpb6i wrote
Nah - this would be somewhat facing tunnel view based on the perspective. Have fun ! Such a magical place.
Irresistibl t1_j8jq851 wrote
Amazing shot! Have you got a higher resolution image available for mobile wallpaper usage?
HoustonsBigO t1_j8jvwr9 wrote
Kinda like Minecraft, where there is a random lava cube up in the mountains and you can see it from far away
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kymilovechelle t1_j8k1z7l wrote
I thought this was steak at a quick glance..
codeByNumber t1_j8k432u wrote
I’d love to photograph this some day but the crowds give me anxiety. How did you manage all of the people?
dmo7000 t1_j8k4zbt wrote
The Dawn Wall on El Cap very famous climbing spot, maybe the most.
souji5okita t1_j8k7e2t wrote
How many people were converged around you? I’d love to photograph sites like these, but it’s become like a gathering place for masses of photographers, and it kind of loses that magic.
franklinsteinnn t1_j8k9qil wrote
Most famous is easily The Nose
that_guy_you_kno t1_j8kcr2q wrote
Easily hundreds. I'm a landscape photographer but personally I'd just like to see this.
Hey_cool_username t1_j8kdkgl wrote
Note that reservations are required to enter Yosemite Valley right now to deal with the crowds during this event. This is only the case for a few weeks a year when the sun is in just the right spot to get this picture. You can typically enter without reservations.
Edit: seems reservations are only required Fr-Sun for the next 2 weekends in Feb.
JamesGTOMay t1_j8ke6o9 wrote
So a 21Mp file isn't big enough for your 2Mp phone screen?!
a09mjpgmx t1_j8kecyw wrote
PRAISE THE LORD
andyfortson t1_j8kfaqe wrote
They’re doing a permit system this year. So there’s a lot of people but not nearly as many this year as the last several years. I was there this weekend and it was about 1/10th the crowd it was last year.
dmo7000 t1_j8kfwto wrote
Lot more history on that route for sure
MagnificoReattore t1_j8kggxx wrote
How was the weed? ;)
bpsmith007 t1_j8ki5cb wrote
Looks like lava
eamus_catuli_ t1_j8kiwpe wrote
How right you are. Had friends who were obsessed with Yosemite but I couldn’t grasp why. And then finally got there myself. Tunnel View at sunrise took my breath away. Didn’t get it back until we were back in town…though me being out of shape and hiking may have contributed to that lol
eamus_catuli_ t1_j8kj426 wrote
Pretty sure I can see a goat on the ridge behind El Cap 😂
zvug t1_j8kjl0s wrote
To climbers for sure. To non-climbers it’s probably Freerider just because of Honnold.
ana3__ t1_j8kk1qm wrote
What is this phenomenon known as?
buzzsawjoe t1_j8kl0pd wrote
they been doin that for at least 60 years
mazurzapt t1_j8kl3t3 wrote
Nature heals.
____tim t1_j8klfvr wrote
The dawn wall doc is under appreciated in that regard. Everyone has seen free solo, but the dawn wall is just as interesting if not more so. Tommy Caldwell has a pretty wild backstory.
TheBusinessCat t1_j8klqw6 wrote
Alex Honnold approves
Maddog_vt t1_j8km4am wrote
I’m guessing this from four mile trail
DevonGr t1_j8kmkjd wrote
I feel the same way about some of the Utah/Co parks and the drive down Highway 1 (different trips). For sure highlights of my life and I wish everyone a similar experience if they're so inclined.
rbrutonIII t1_j8knm5i wrote
Only the weekends. Weekdays are still fine afaik. Yosemite is the best on a Tuesday.
It's still crazy that so many people show up for this. Every time I've stayed in the valley in winter it feels like it's just me, the rangers, and the quintessential random old man with the RV. Then I go in summer and it feels like I'm at the mall right when school ends.
SteinerElMagnifico42 t1_j8kntss wrote
Beautiful. Any good documentaries about the park ?
01000110010110012 t1_j8kny2m wrote
Not about size but quality. The picture of already in really high quality so I think OP must be seeing it in an app that downscale it out something.
gordito_gr t1_j8ko6i6 wrote
Let us know after 4 years as well
Clearmudd t1_j8kp34g wrote
That is one of the most beautiful shots I've seen. I use it as a screensaver. Hope that's ok.
DrManntisToboggan t1_j8kp9f1 wrote
Bro went to a real life iPhone wallpaper
jeddythree t1_j8kplwi wrote
I miss watching this before social media made it so you need a reservation.
K4ntum t1_j8kpzps wrote
First thought is goddamn Alex Honnold climbed that, jesus christ.
gedsudski t1_j8kq8da wrote
It’s really a magical place. 🌸
BOSZ83 t1_j8kq8sp wrote
I am not a religious person but I’ve had two experiences that one would consider spiritual. The first was one I was atop the back bowls of vail. The second was Yosemite.
skylightyourlife t1_j8kqpao wrote
This looks like a painting. It's amazing that places like this, heaven on earth exist!
humanman42 t1_j8krdyv wrote
The first time I was there we stayed at Currie (sp?) village. It is near the base of glacier peak. It is crazy how small you feel in the place. When you drive out everything feels so small.
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dejen45 t1_j8krsxt wrote
I upgraded to that Mac OS years ago. Great decision, 100% would lend you my installation disc
chillypillow2 t1_j8kso9g wrote
I think Dawn Wall is a better documentary. You pretty much know the outcome of Free Solo, because the guy is providing narration to the movie, after all. But DW is just that pure "triumph of the human spirit" kinda fuck yeah mood.
OkMeringue2249 t1_j8ksyop wrote
Where do you like to stay in the valley?
DilutedGatorade t1_j8kt978 wrote
Sorry, evenings? You need to spend a whole year there. Pack your stuff today
anotherhwg t1_j8ktf2z wrote
Non-climbers probably picture The Nose when they think of El cap though, even if they don't know the name.
[deleted] t1_j8ktjvb wrote
I recently went through a climbing movie phase and I am not a climber.
I want to recommend the movie Valley Uprising (2014). It's a feel good doc about the history and legends of climbers that have inhabited the valley and how the culture evolved to what it is today.
Another recommendation of a movie about a climber that is even more extreme than Honnold is The Alpinist.
____tim t1_j8kurek wrote
Yeah I’ve dug into pretty much every climbing movie I could find at this point.
thomasdaysd t1_j8kusbc wrote
Fucking beautiful
WakingTheCadaver t1_j8kv378 wrote
I was there just this last weekend. Absolutely amazing.
nartules t1_j8kvf74 wrote
Family and I got bad info from the park Ranger telling us to walk instead of ride the bus, my wife took his suggestion, we saw the bus pass us 1 minute later and we didn't get to it's stop for 15 minutes.
We had to run, we got there just as the clouds parted. My wife was tired, and she walked. We got about five minutes of viewing with the kids (I ran with the stroller, pushing our youngest who was 2 at the time.)
My wife missed seeing it by 5 seconds...
lolsup1 t1_j8kvrlo wrote
It looks well done
Thnik t1_j8kwifv wrote
Even with reservations it might take a while to get in. I was at Yosemite right after Christmas for a few days and when I was leaving at 1pm on a Wednesday there was a massive line of cars about 10 miles long trying to get into the park through the south entrance. There was no way even half of them were going to get in before dark. It was the one nice sunny day between storms and the main entrance to the valley had been closed by a rock slide.
Mathematicsduck t1_j8kwpgk wrote
It's crazy they named such a beautiful park after a Travis Scott song.
Dondarian t1_j8kxtzx wrote
Free solo is one gnarly movie
DinnerWell t1_j8kya2m wrote
This is mesmerising!
NoMoreSecretsMarty t1_j8kyf7u wrote
I was there that day.
Best part for me was how empty the park was during the day. They were limiting access due to the pandemic, so went early and spent the whole day. Lots of folks who did have tickets were just coming for the firefall, so at times we had bits of the park to ourselves.
At one point I walked in a bit to get a better photo of Yosemite Falls and when I got back over by that little stone bench where John Muir's cabin was there was nobody there at all. Like, I couldn't see anyone, I couldn't hear anyone. That part of the valley that never happens, at least not during the day.
So for five minutes I sat on the bench and felt like I was in the morning of creation. I'll never forget it.
trophylies t1_j8kyt4n wrote
You need a reservation to go to Yosemite if you go after the park "opens." If you plan on getting there before then you're good, but otherwise, you have to get a 2 or 3-day (I think) pass. Had to do it last year.
vistopher t1_j8kzbix wrote
My fat ass thought this was steak at first.
DirtyDuvall t1_j8kzi2f wrote
Wow beautiful
Original-Move8786 t1_j8kzj2q wrote
This is so on my bucket list!
PA1n7 t1_j8l05ca wrote
Imma need a yearly reminder of this picture
buttonblanket t1_j8l07yl wrote
Yo what shader you got on
Patzercake t1_j8l0r2o wrote
A slight nudge in the back when they're close to the edge usually does the trick.
Icy-Letterhead-2837 t1_j8l1jsm wrote
I mean, it's really nice, but hope you have better.
foomy45 t1_j8l1yhj wrote
Only other heavy hitter I haven't seen mentioned here yet is Meru.
12 Peaks was also pretty good but a lot less about climbing.
HellaTrappy t1_j8l228i wrote
Fire Falls? They say only the ancient kings were brave enough to drink the fire.
alreadytaken- t1_j8l23s5 wrote
I thought it was a lot more exciting and overall enjoyable than Free Solo. Both were great though
xMDH1 t1_j8l2909 wrote
Fair warning the ground is currently insanely icy in curry village, so I would come prepared for that
[deleted] t1_j8l2tn5 wrote
Just finished watching 14 peaks and the JRE episode, parallelly. It was amazing but they should make a series, 14 ascents is a lot for a single movie. Nims is a cool dude.
Think i saw Meru around the time Free Solo came out. Might give it a second go.
letsplay023 t1_j8l35l6 wrote
rbrutonIII t1_j8l3rhn wrote
Depends more on who I'm with and what I want to do than anything else.
If you have multiple families - housekeeping all the way. Otherwise the back of North pines is great for camping. If that's not your vibe the lodge is probably the best.
n-e-d-d-o t1_j8l3us4 wrote
ah, the earth pussy
RichAd358 t1_j8l4nzy wrote
2 years later than what? Sorry I don’t understand.
antarcticgecko t1_j8l4rvi wrote
I’ve got a family now and live far away, it’s been too long since I had that exact feeling at a National park.
Fucknutssss t1_j8l5mkc wrote
Fake. Photoshop
Greenhorn24 t1_j8l5zgr wrote
Only three people have climbed it....
omutsukimi t1_j8l6bvr wrote
Did they bring the firefall back?
Hypestyles t1_j8l6u02 wrote
Cliff diving from here must be incredible
carl2k1 t1_j8l6v2d wrote
How do I see this?
DynamicResonater t1_j8l7kc6 wrote
Yosemite used to be a nice place to visit in winter, but last time I went in feb 2020 there was traffic lined up to get in for over a mile. I asked the rangers at the entrance booths and they told me it was just as bad in the valley. We left. What a disappointment, the time I went before that was 1999 and it was quiet and beautiful. Too many people on planet Earth.
BraxJohnson t1_j8l7kw5 wrote
Thank you! I've never been, appreciate the clarification!
BraxJohnson t1_j8l7lga wrote
Microspikes at the ready!
MangoFool t1_j8l7smt wrote
This blows my mind when I hear this. That's like a diabetic saying I can't eat food because I have diabetes. Take your meds and get treatment
mulrats412 t1_j8l8an4 wrote
Happy to see this comment. Ill be going on Tuesday now. Not a camera person so hopefully it's cool with the naked eye.
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Masketto t1_j8l8ppm wrote
I seriously do not condone this and I understand that what I did was wrong and dangerous, might get downvoted to hell, but I'm gonna share anyway
There is a hike in my province that's been blowing up like crazy with instagrammers over the past few years (Joffrey Lake) because not only does it have some of the most beautiful views in our province's hikes but it's also fairly accessible (only 2hrs hike) and only a 1-2hr drive from a popular tourist ski village (Whistler).
I mean, they have built THREE big parking lots just to try to support the demand of tourists visiting this poor place.
During the peak of COVID, a lot of our hikes were put on a free reservation system to control overcrowding. But this place, Joffrey, they just shut it down for a good long time because I'm assuming even with daily reservations (which for other hikes have booked within 2mins of opening) it would be hard to control the population. So they just completely shut it down, blocked off the parking lots and put a very weak blockade at the entrance.
I had never done the hike though I had done a couple of the others in my province, and while I really did want to do the hike, I didn't want it to be with 1million instagrammers (I myself don't have Instagram or other social media; I just wanted to do the hike for the beauty of the place).
So.....I convinced my very hesitant dad and my 2 cousins to break into the park, lol. My dad parked a decent distance at another non related site, we hiked up, only came across 2 others who coming down and they told us there was only 1 person up there (who we never ended up seeing. Kind of creepy but 🤷♀️).
And my goodness, it was probably the thing in my life that I am most fortunate for because such a thing will likely never happen again, I'll never have that opportunity again. And yes the hike was incredibly breathtaking, made more so by the emptiness and solitude, and my gratitude for being able to do it under these conditions
A few weeks prior, I had gone on another popular hike (though this one is less accessible as it's 4-6+hrs each way) (Garibaldi lake), and this one was on a strictly controlled reservation system (took me 3 days to get 2 tickets), so while the population was controlled it was still quite crowded, I mean, enough to annoy my introverted ass, and as beautiful as the hike was, it was just ruined by the more-than-a-few people walking alongside the lake. It just made me all the more grateful for being able to hike Joffrey with no other visitors. A once in a million experience that I can only wish for
codeByNumber t1_j8l8u1s wrote
Maybe I shouldn’t have used the word anxiety. My wife has an anxiety disorder so I shouldn’t use that term lightly.
However, giant crowds around photographic events totally sucks the joy out of it for me. Jockeying for position is not enjoyable. Also, people have no etiquette these days. You can get you shot set up hours before the crowd shows up and then a literal bus load of people pop out and stand right in front of you.
Have you ever been to something like this or are you just talking out of your ass? It is a fucking zoo and it sucks.
throwaway098764567 t1_j8l958q wrote
thanks for asking i also had no idea what i was looking at but apparently that's worth a downvote yay reddit.
Sensitive_Elk_6515 t1_j8l9y90 wrote
Amen & amen ….. a sacred, naturally beautiful place. See God’s handiwork
Se7en_speed t1_j8la0su wrote
Make sure you have a reservation to get into the park!
jopeters4 t1_j8la6g4 wrote
This comment makes it sound like you can easily get permits to camp in the valley during winter. Is that true? I've never been to Yosemite but it's on my bucket list...and after doing some reading I've just been conditioned to believe it's a pain in the ass unless you're planning 6 months out. It's a bit intimidating trying to figure out the logistics.
crank1000 t1_j8la9tf wrote
We just walked most of the valley in sneakers over the weekend.
alpha_sion t1_j8lacrj wrote
Truly jaw-dropping beautiful. This image has me pondering my stance on creation theory.
The_Dr_B0B t1_j8lanzw wrote
Just wanted to share a quote this reminded me of
>View Blanketed by an azure sky, the orange-yellow rays of the setting sun can, at special times, gift us with a moment of such considerable beauty, we find ourselves momentarily stunned, with frozen gaze. The splendor of the moment so dazzles us, our compulsively chattering minds give pause, so as not to mentally whisk us away to a place other than the here-and-now. Bathed in luminescence, a door seems to open to another reality, always present, yet rarely witnessed. Abraham Maslow called these "peak experiences," since they represent the high moments of life where we joyfully find ourselves catapulted beyond the confines of the mundane and ordinary. He might just as well have called them "peek' experiences. During these expansive occasions, we sneak a glimpse of the eternal realm of Being itself. If only for a brief moment in time, we come home to our True Self.
UnderAmberRose t1_j8lbl6i wrote
I've seen lots of behind the scenes and there are dozens for sure!
Trixietangz t1_j8lcp31 wrote
Wow
[deleted] t1_j8lcs72 wrote
Fire on the falls. A beautiful sight to see.
imnotsoho t1_j8lczr7 wrote
This is called Firewall. The original, not the manmade version. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/yosemite-firefall-2023-reservations-17779007.php#:~:text=Feb.%2011%2C%202023%20Updated%3A,flows%20over%20at%20El%20Capitan.&text=As%20the%20popular%20winter%20phenomenon,next%20two%20weekends%20of%20February.
r4ed4 t1_j8ld0ny wrote
Today I download all macos wallpapers (without being an user) and I recognize the photo immediately, macos yosemite
imnotsoho t1_j8ldd7a wrote
Last couple of years they have run reservations much of the summer. Always best to check recreation.gov
RussianBusStop t1_j8ldo70 wrote
Guide to the Natural Yosemite Firefall
Hundreds of photographers gather in Yosemite Valley each year for the natural firefall at Horsetail Fall. Why is it called the Yosemite Firefall?
Back in 1872, the owners of the Glacier Point Hotel created a spectacle by pushing an actual bonfire off the edge of the cliff at Glacier Point. The cascade of red-hot embers falling down the cliff looked like a glowing waterfall of light to onlookers below. Although the practice started and stopped several times over the years, by the mid-1900s thousands of people were coming to Yosemite to literally watch the fire fall. This was the original Yosemite firefall.
Eventually, in January of 1968 the director of the National Park Service, George Hartzog, stopped this practice. This man-made event was obviously inconsistent with the park mission to protect the park’s natural wonders. The huge number of spectators were trampling the meadows, and the concessionaires were having to go further and further afield to find enough of their preferred red fir bark to build the fires. Not to mention the fire hazard it created.
Just 5 years after the Yosemite firefall ended in 1973, a talented adventure photographer named Galen Rowell accidentally stumbled across a new firefall-like phenomenon. As he was driving out of the valley on Southside Drive, he spotted a small waterfall off the shoulder of El Capitan that looked molten in the setting sun. He leaped out of his car and ran to the photograph – the first widely-circulated color picture of the natural firefall in Yosemite National Park.
With the image of the falling bonfire at Glacier Point a recent memory, of course the new natural phenomenon has been dubbed the natural Yosemite firefall.
Jumpy_Inflation_259 t1_j8le4m5 wrote
Yellowstone is my favorite place on earth, but seeing Yosemite for the first time was truly surreal. Yellowstone is a 10/10, has everything, but it's so spread out. Yosemite is like taking 80% of Yellowstone's beauty and cramming it into 5% of the area.
Jumpy_Inflation_259 t1_j8lefvu wrote
Or lie like me and say you have a hiking trip the next day, they let you stay for free in the hiking section.
We truly intended on hiking, but we had a friend that struggled carrying stuff a quarter mile from the car to the site. Didn't want to force 8 miles and 6k elevation change on him the next day.
randomguy716122 t1_j8lferx wrote
This looks out of this world…been there but this photo is on another level
No-Quarter-3032 t1_j8lfnhh wrote
Wow. Photo of the century!
cvf007 t1_j8lg78q wrote
This is amazing been going past couple years with family. This year I can’t go with them
r3adingit t1_j8lgnrs wrote
What the ef! It's like the edge of the world! God damn railing please - death star employee
jpowell180 t1_j8lgsdz wrote
I don’t think you are aware of the gravity of the situation…
terminally_chill206 t1_j8lhci0 wrote
I see why they call it El Capitan now. What a stoic looking mountain/rock
xMDH1 t1_j8lhf6v wrote
yeah most of the valley is totally fine, but in Curry Village the ice has been really bad the last few days. Source being I live here
YaBoiJim777 t1_j8lhnfs wrote
This place is a paradise I’ll never get over
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avibomb t1_j8lhrao wrote
Everyday I fantasize about climbing this immaculate piece of stone. Right up the left side of this picture. It's my guiding light. Consumes my thoughts at times and strikes fear into my heart. But I will keep my head down and keep working towards that goal. I failed once already. But soon I'll be back. The most awe inspiring thing I've ever see. I broke into tears the first time it came into my view. Thank you for this picture. It's a beautiful image of my favorite place on the planet. Taken at her best.
rockb8 t1_j8lib59 wrote
It's from four mile trail, you're looking south west. Tunnel view would be west south west. Trying to see horsetail from Tunnel view would be looking north east but the nose of El cap would block the view.
rockb8 t1_j8liilk wrote
Only on weekends
crank1000 t1_j8livhn wrote
Ah, fair enough.
rbrutonIII t1_j8lj3ak wrote
Yeah, I haven't gone up in the winter the past few years, but it is night and day from Yosemite in the summer. Apart from a situation like this, there's no big crowds to fight. But, half the "amenities" are closed, and it's cold af.
Even in the summer, there's walk-in camping you can get day of. It'll be crowded but you'll be able to throw a tent down somewhere. There are motels and hotels littered up and down the highway before you get into Yosemite as well. Getting the spot you want in the middle of summer might take 6 months, but don't let that keep you away.
I just checked and you can get a campsite for next month in lower pines
bryce_w t1_j8ljn2t wrote
It's been this way for years. I was there two years ago and it was an incredible experience despite the crowds.
rbrutonIII t1_j8ljrw8 wrote
Take lots of pictures, not just of the landscape but of yourself there. They have a way of turning into your favorite photos
VOldis t1_j8lkowr wrote
did you free solo it?
_Reyne t1_j8lkuxh wrote
What camera/lense/settings 😍
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_Reyne t1_j8llahi wrote
There's a comma there.
2 years later.
It's been 2 years since this photo.
2 years after they took the photo, no other night has been as beautiful S as this.
They've experienced 730 nights since taking this photo and none of them were as beautiful as the night they took the photo.
RolandLovecraft t1_j8llc1a wrote
At some point I will get to a National Park but I had not decided on one until this post and chain of comments. Yosemite it is for me! Zoomed in and really grasped the vastness, the scale of it. Grand Canyon was leading the pack earlier but just got lapped, but I still want to walk on the Sky Bridge, maybe ride a poor donkey around, who knows get wild with it.
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chea_buddy t1_j8lpgzo wrote
Came here to say that crazy bastard climbed it lol
JustinIsFunny t1_j8lq9aq wrote
I was there Valentines 2020 too!
BraxJohnson t1_j8lqcqt wrote
I think I'm good! (God I hope so). I have a campsite booked from Monday-Saturday and in the confirmation email it said you don't need a reservation to get into the park if you have a campsite reservation. Here's hoping!
BraxJohnson t1_j8lqg0k wrote
Appreciate the clarification. Cheers!
BraxJohnson t1_j8lqiku wrote
I had to book my campsite a month and a half in advance
WhatCanIEvenDoGuys t1_j8lqrtv wrote
Was it really though? Everyone talks about what a pain in the ass it is going during this time of year because of the reservations and there's nowhere to actually see it with your family because of all the people lined up for hours before sunset for this shot.
WhatCanIEvenDoGuys t1_j8lr0zm wrote
This location has gained so much traction from the last few years of being posted online that the locals don't even want to go visit Yosemite until it's over. There's literally nowhere to park all afternoon and evening because everyone and their mother is waiting around to take one of these photos. The magic is absolutely ruined. This used to be a cool thing before the whole world knew about it.
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avitus t1_j8lrbbp wrote
Yep, my first time going there was 2 years too. Still one of the best trips I have ever taken. Did a good part of the Miur trail and my body was so beat at the end of the day I broke out in a 2 hour fever lol.
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aburnerds t1_j8lt3xk wrote
Does this happen like one day every year?
AresAndy t1_j8lxvrd wrote
While I was scrolling, I thought this pic is a close-up of a slice of brisket...
Then I saw those trees on the top
death_of_field t1_j8lyyxy wrote
Spectacular. Those trees really help demonstrate the scale of that cliff.
uselesswellyboot t1_j8m2gdf wrote
There's more info on the nps website, you need to take the shuttle bus from the village I believe as they close off some roads to stop overcrowding
uselesswellyboot t1_j8m2j78 wrote
We were there on Thursday 10th this year hoping we would get a sneak peak but sadly didn't get the full effect!
MetalJunkie101 t1_j8m3679 wrote
I'd be terrified. L'appel du vide.
cynric42 t1_j8m37kk wrote
Yeah, I absolutely can’t do it. Photography for me is a solitary experience, if there are other people around, I’m not even going to get my camera out.
Spot27 t1_j8m39sl wrote
Half alive reference?
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CanadianWilderness t1_j8m5vss wrote
Well, "Free Solo" is one that comes to mind. It is about rock climber Alex Honnold's preparation and attempt at free soloing(climbing with no ropes) all of El Capitan(the massive rock wall in this image).
Its a bit less about the park itself, but it takes place there and is an amazing watch.
megakemp t1_j8m77n1 wrote
Strong OS X 10.10 vibes.
til3005holup t1_j8m7rnw wrote
all the things come back to you...
misscryptolady t1_j8m8xhc wrote
Heading there myself on Sunday too! First time visiting Yosemite. Looking forward to seeing this beautiful phenomenon.
noble_jody t1_j8m91uw wrote
What am I seeing?
sknightler t1_j8m9eqh wrote
My high ass thought that was a lava waterfall
poopiesmells t1_j8mbv39 wrote
I fell for the lava trickery too
DonKanailleSC t1_j8mda0p wrote
That is literally my background for 2 month now
LordEddar t1_j8mjdi5 wrote
Happens every day on February, with the right climate conditions.
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fornicatethecops t1_j8mq0sk wrote
That is the saddest thing I have ever read. I am so sorry op, I hope your life improves. Good luck.
notreimer t1_j8mv05v wrote
How long did it take to paint this?
ThDanezi t1_j8mw9uc wrote
My new wallpaper, thanks
iamamiwhoamiblue t1_j8n0gyp wrote
Next on my bucket list someday
lopedopenope t1_j8n1ncf wrote
This would be a good cliff to try to sit on and hang your feet over (yes it’s possible)
SameElephant2029 t1_j8n2c81 wrote
This photo really reminds me of the painting from the cover of Unfinished Tales by Tolkien that I grew up reading. I think I’ll be setting this as my wallpaper for a little while. Excellent work!
RattBaby t1_j8n4klj wrote
Yeah. You and 500 other people crammed together for the same exact shot. Nice pic tho.
ShriShri_NaziFurry t1_j8ney7b wrote
"Let me do it for you"
MangoFool t1_j8nfixi wrote
Have been to several. Just tell them you have been there for hours and make them feel guilty
hwmpunk t1_j8niipp wrote
Why don't people hang out right on the edge of El cap or whatever that peak is, to get a more direct view of the waterfall?
hwmpunk t1_j8ninhp wrote
Why don't people hang out right on the edge of El cap or whatever that peak is, to get a more direct view of the waterfall?
hwmpunk t1_j8nir2b wrote
Why don't people hang out right on the edge of El cap or whatever that peak is, to get a more direct view of the waterfall?
Stuckatthestillpoint t1_j8ntr9q wrote
Wow, that is breathtakingly beautiful. Amazing shot. Do you have it blown up, framed, hung and lit? If not, you should consider it. That would be stellar blown up huge so it looks like you could just walk into the scene.
Martos-Photography t1_j8o08do wrote
Thanks for your very nice image and for sharing your amazing experience.
UMagnet t1_j8od3tz wrote
I love how there's like three days a year it looks like the waterfall is made of lava
Soldierman2020 t1_j8py11r wrote
This is now my wallpaper
xMDH1 t1_j8za0sk wrote
too much snow and ice up there currently
hwmpunk t1_j8zlskn wrote
snow shoes?
xMDH1 t1_j8zscnu wrote
I'd imagine you could do if you're experienced enough, but it's not necessarily something I'd recommend
Kind_Revenue4810 t1_ja0z3tu wrote
I gotta do a 1 or 2 month USA trip one day and just look at your breathtaking nature. This looks stunning.
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