Roscue2
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Having finally finished the college semester and gotten my first job, I have time to post this now about a month later.
The weather on the day we went up to Yosemite (May 5) was cloudy for the majority of the day, but eventually began to clear up towards the end of the day.
The first photo is of the view of the valley you see from the Tunnel View parking lot. On this particular day it was very crowded in Yosemite, and Tunnel View was no different. I had to settle for a photo from a little bit off to the side of the view.
The second and third photo is of the top of Yosemite Falls (the highest waterfall in the valley). It was still cloudy at this point in the day, which is why the sky looks washed out in some areas.
And let us not forget what Yosemite is so well known for: granite, and boulders.
The final photo is of the Merced River, which was running pretty full due to the snow melt from the high country. You would not want to go swimming in that!:O
Unfortunantely, I learned the following day of a 71 year old man who was vacationing in Yosemite Valley and had gone missing on Sunday May 5th, the day I had been up there. He had left a note with the front desk clerks at the Awahanee Hotel of his plans to spend the day hiking to the top of Nevada (or Vernal) Falls, and that he should be back that evening. He never returned. The next day (Tuesday, May 7th) while watching the news I learned that the park rangers who had been searching for him since Sunday evening had found him. They believe he was trying to take a photo of the river, and slipped, plummetting 200 ft to his death.
In 2011 13 people died in the Merced River in Yosemite. On one particularly tragic day, 3 chruch group members were swept over Nevada Falls one after the other while trying to rescue the others. They ignored the rails placed along the banks of the river, and decided to go for a swim above the falls, and one by one lost their footing.
Another tragic accident one the Merced River occured just this weekend. A 19 yr old man, from a church group, was swept over Vernal Falls (or Nevada) and his body has not been recovered so far. It may never be recovered. Let other's mistake be a caution for all of us who enjoy the outdoors: Be careful out there and do not take unneccessary risks.
The weather on the day we went up to Yosemite (May 5) was cloudy for the majority of the day, but eventually began to clear up towards the end of the day.The first photo is of the view of the valley you see from the Tunnel View parking lot. On this particular day it was very crowded in Yosemite, and Tunnel View was no different. I had to settle for a photo from a little bit off to the side of the view.
The second and third photo is of the top of Yosemite Falls (the highest waterfall in the valley). It was still cloudy at this point in the day, which is why the sky looks washed out in some areas.
And let us not forget what Yosemite is so well known for: granite, and boulders.
The final photo is of the Merced River, which was running pretty full due to the snow melt from the high country. You would not want to go swimming in that!:O
Unfortunantely, I learned the following day of a 71 year old man who was vacationing in Yosemite Valley and had gone missing on Sunday May 5th, the day I had been up there. He had left a note with the front desk clerks at the Awahanee Hotel of his plans to spend the day hiking to the top of Nevada (or Vernal) Falls, and that he should be back that evening. He never returned. The next day (Tuesday, May 7th) while watching the news I learned that the park rangers who had been searching for him since Sunday evening had found him. They believe he was trying to take a photo of the river, and slipped, plummetting 200 ft to his death.
In 2011 13 people died in the Merced River in Yosemite. On one particularly tragic day, 3 chruch group members were swept over Nevada Falls one after the other while trying to rescue the others. They ignored the rails placed along the banks of the river, and decided to go for a swim above the falls, and one by one lost their footing.
Another tragic accident one the Merced River occured just this weekend. A 19 yr old man, from a church group, was swept over Vernal Falls (or Nevada) and his body has not been recovered so far. It may never be recovered. Let other's mistake be a caution for all of us who enjoy the outdoors: Be careful out there and do not take unneccessary risks.
Kelley (Texas)