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Mirror Lake
Latitude 37.7477 | Longitude -119.5495 Mirror Lake is a small reminder of a large glacial lake that filled Yosemite Valley at the end of the Ice Age. The lake in Tenaya Canyon is slowly disappearing due to sediment deposits, but is still impressive in it’s location, being situated between North Dome and Half Dome.
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Yosemite Falls, One
Latitude 37.7504 | Longitude -119.5960 At an impressive 739 meters from top to bottom, Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America, and the sixth highest in the world. The Lower Falls, shown in this image, see the water fall the final 98 meters before it flows into the nearby Merced River.
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Yosemite Falls, Two
Latitude 37.75046 | Longitude -119.5959 The Lower Yosemite Falls are served by the cascading waters of the Middle Falls and Upper Falls which are hidden from view by the huge granite rock of the Merced River Gorge.
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Wapama Falls, One
Latitude 37.9635 | Longitude -119.7660 Wapama Falls is the biggest of the two waterfalls situated on the northern side of Hetch Hetchy Valley within Yosemite National Park. Water from Lake Vernon, a few miles north, cascades down two primary drops and finds its way through the tangle of rocks at the base.
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Wapama Falls, Two
Latitude 37.9637 | Longitude -119.7655 This image captures the lower section of Wapama Falls and the final moments of the 335 meter descent into the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir below. It was quite a challenge to keep the spray off the lens, but I enjoyed the soundtrack from the water cascading around near my feet.
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Kolana Rock, One
Latitude 37.9599 | Longitude -119.7750 Kolana Rock is situated in Hetch Hetchy Valley within Yosemite National Park, California. The impressive rock feature climbs to 1,759.92 meters above sea level, and is viewed here a short distance from the O’Shaughnessy Dam along the Wapama Falls Trail.
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Kolana Rock, Two
Latitude 37.9586 | Longitude -119.7774 This view up to the mountain summit of Kolana Rock reveals the magnitude of the granite dome, seen from the trail towards Wapama Falls. As I took this image, I was being watched by one of the local Mule Deer population. Unfortunately, the click of the shutter scared the inquisitive…
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Kolana Rock, Three
Latitude 37.9504 | Longitude -119.7898 The slopes of Kolana Rock enter the ink-black water of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir along the Tuolumne River. Hetch Hetchy is one of the nine reservoirs situated in San Francisco’s water system, and supplies drinking water to the San Francisco Bay Area. This image was taken a short distance from…
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Cracked Ice
Latitude 53.1658 | Longitude -1.0573 This small lake is located within the area of Sherwood Forest, made famous through the historical connections with Robin Hood. The bitterly cold British weather froze the lake over, but as it melted, resident swans helped create this impressive display of cracked ice.
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Icy River
Latitude 53.1701 | Longitude -1.0515 This frozen river in the area of Sherwood Forest was lit by the early morning sun creating long shadows and highlighting the markings left by sitting ducks. A closer inspection of the top right of the image reveals the footprints left by animals.
