'The Valley' Great Lakes A pop-up snow shower painted

A pop-up snow shower painted the landscape early Saturday morning and by the afternoon we were hiking with our sleeves rolled up

This morning's wonderfully spring-like sunrise from Huntington Beach

It's tucked on a quiet country road in a gorgeous hemlock ravine

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Nothing you've seen in books

'The Valley' Great Lakes A pop-up snow shower paintedYosemite National Park, CA Nothing you've seen in books, movies, or otherwise will mentally prepare you for your first trip into Yosemite Valley. To put it into perspective, the waterfall you see here is 1430 ft. tall (and 2425' total). It's no wonder this place has been inspiring naturalists, photographers, & adventurists for over a century.