HOME: CROSSING OUR FINGERS FOR SNOW IN YOSEMITE VALLEY DECEMBER 2010

We're a week away from family arriving in Yosemite for Christmas and the forecasted rain for the rest of the week will make what little snow is left disappear rapidly.  So much for White Christmas!  During the week of Thanksgiving we received phenomenal snowfall that lulled us into thinking that winter was here for good.  Cross your fingers for us as we've lured our southern California family here with the promise of Christmas snow (my mom coming from Michigan probably could do without).  In the meantime enjoy Yosemite Valley with a blanket of white in the photos I took 2 weeks ago and send snowy vibes our way!

The Thanksgiving snow storm moved in so quickly that the trees hadn't shed all of their leaves yet, as you can see on the sheltered tree outside the Ahwahnee Hotel dining room below.  Snow people begin to outnumber humans after every big snowfall.

The winter afternoon light in Yosemite is spectaular, resulting in alpenglow on the granite cliff faces.  The sky also takes on brilliant coloration in winter conditions as the low angle light reflects from snow and occasional fog.  A paticularly special example of winter alpenglow in Yosemite takes place each February at Horsetail Fall where the setting sunlight catches the falling water just right and turns it into a glowing ribbon of gold or fiery red.  This occurs for one week each year and the last photos below I took in 2008.

Hope you have snow where you are if you want it for the winter holidays, otherwise I hope you're on the beach somewhere with any icy cocktail instead!

 

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