Yosemite National Park Back to Western Roadtrip 2010 PHOTO TIP: I would suggest at first not going in the summer to avoid crowds, as well as the fact that while I have not been at another time, based on photos I think it is as its best in other seasons. But even in the summer, the crowds are there from about 10-4. At sunrise and sunset, the park is void of people. I had the Valley View (above) to myself at sunset. Above, dusk falls over Yosemite Valley. Foreground lit by flashlight.

The Ahwahnee Hotel (click to enlarge)

Panorama of Yosemite Valley from Valley View at sunset:

Star trails over Yosemite Valley:

Upper Yosemite Falls from Cooks Meadow:

Lower Yosemite Falls:

Bridevail Falls:

Upper Yosemite Falls:

A sweeping panorama including Upper Yosemite Falls:

Upper Yosemite Falls:

Bridevail Falls:

Bridevail Falls:

Lower Yosemite Falls:

Upper & Lower Yosemite Falls in one view:

Upper Yosemite Falls:

Bridevail Falls:

Upper Yosemite Falls:

Three more views of Lower Yosemite Falls: