Clearing Summer Storm, Yosemite Valley, Ca

Clearing Summer Storm, Yosemite Valley, California

With my daughter, Jaye Oliver and Chris Johnson in Yosemite Valley early in 2001. It rained on us for a couple of days and then started one of those classic late afternoon clearings.

Half Dome, afternoon, Yosemite Valley.

  Half Dome, afternoon, Yosemite Valley

  Afternoon summer light with the shadow of North Dome arcing across the bottom.  Chris Johnson and I camped on the only place, and by "camped" I mean stopped and sat down.  There is a big boulder on the lip of the cliff and two slots in the rock flat enough to roll out sleeping pads.  We had found water at the last possible place so we were rich.  The routefinding to get to the Diving Board took optimism, luck and map study.

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Half Dome, dawn, Yosemite Valley

  Half Dome, dawn, Yosemite Valley.

  Chris Johnson and I wanted to hike up to the Diving Board on the edge of the famous rock face.  It is supposed to be an afternoon hike but it took us two trips and two years.  We spent the night there twice and hope to return again.  

  It is an incredible place to be.  Far off any maintained trails with uncertain routefinding on the approach.  Swifts, ravens and hawks blast over the edge.  On the face a solitary rockclimber worked an impossible aid route up the center.  It's a place where you tend to sit and talk in subdued voices.

  Platinum contact print, (5X7 image) or sivler gelatin on 20X24 paper.  Edition of 40.  1,200.00.