RON HENGGELER

Melting snow rolling downhill and forming into cinnamon roll shaped snowball, on Badger Pass Road near the Badger Pass Ski Area

The mountain ridges from Inspiration Point on the Wawona Road and Badger Pass

A coyote on the Badger Pass Road near Inspiration Point

El Captain (7,569 ft) seen from the Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley

Each year, during the last two weeks in February, the setting sunlight creates the famous and much anticipated firefall in Yosemite Valley

The early morning fog rising off the Merced River, just outside Yosemite, as the warm morning sun’s light enters the cold valley floor

The El Portal Road, leading into Yosemite National Park

The Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

A detail of the ice cold south fork of the Merced River, near the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The covered bridge spanning the south fork of the Merced River at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The covered bridge spanning the south fork of the Merced River at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

Inside the the covered bridge at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

Inside the the covered bridge at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The historic 1879 Wawona Hotel, next to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The historic 1879 Wawona Hotel, next to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

The historic 1879 Wawona Hotel, next to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona, inside Yosemite National Park

Each year, during the last two weeks in February, the setting sunlight creates the famous and much anticipated firefall in Yosemite Valley

(notice my van parked on the right)

A burnt forest within the Mariposa Grove , on the far southwestern end of Yosemite National Park

A burnt forest within the Mariposa Grove , on the far southwestern end of Yosemite National Park

A new and old giant Sequoia inside the Mariposa Grove, at Yosemite National Park

A giant Sequoia inside the Mariposa Grove, at Yosemite National Park

A giant Sequoia inside the Mariposa Grove, at Yosemite National Park

David standing inside a giant Sequoia inside the Mariposa Grove, at Yosemite National Park

David standing inside a giant Sequoia inside the Mariposa Grove, at Yosemite National Park

A local resident in front of a Ponderosa Pine, inside the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park

Sunset from the Turner Ridge near the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park

Washed-out tree roots along the Merced River in Yosemite National Park

The icy water of the Merced River, at the base of the tree stump

Myself standing on a tree stump along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley, photo taken by David

The Merced River near the Bridal Veil Fall in the Yosemite Valley

A view from the Southside Drive, near Sentinel Beach and Swinging Bridge in Yosemite Valley

The Horse Tail Fall seen from Cathedral Beach in Yosemite Valley

The ceiling of the Ahwahnee Hotel’s Main Dining Hall in Yosemite Valley

Tourists and the view of the Yosemite Valley, seen from the Tunnel View on Wawona Road

Badger Pass Ski Area near the Summit Meadow

Badger Pass Ski Area near the Summit Meadow

Algae covered trees on the trail to Glacier Point, near the Summit Meadow and the Badger Pass Ski Area

Badger Pass Ski Area near the Summit Meadow

The golden light of the setting sun on the Turner Ridge, near the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park

The golden light of the setting sun on the Turner Ridge, near the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park

The golden light of the setting sun on the Turner Ridge, near the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park

The tunnel passing through to Inspiration Point, with the crescent moon and the planets Jupiter and Venius in the night sky

A local resident of Yosemite Valley, the Acorn Woodpecker, seen near the Bridal Veil Fall

The Bridal Veil Fall in Yosemite Valley

The O’Shaughnessy Dam and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir inside Yosemite National Park

The dam was completed in 1923. All of San Francisco’s water comes from the Hetch Hetchy.

The O’Shaughnessy Dam and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir inside Yosemite National Park

The dam was completed in 1923. All of San Francisco’s water comes from the Hetch Hetchy.

The O’Shaughnessy Dam and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir inside Yosemite National Park

The dam was completed in 1923. All of San Francisco’s water comes from the Hetch Hetchy.

The O’Shaughnessy Dam and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir inside Yosemite National Park

The dam was completed in 1923. All of San Francisco’s water comes from the Hetch Hetchy.

The dusk sky over Yosemite Valley moments after sunset

The sky over Old Inspiration Point after sunset

The Arch Rock Entrance into Yosemite National Park, located on the Hwy 140 El Portal Road

The Merced River that runs through Yosemite Valley, as seen from the El Portal Road upon entering Yosemite National Park

A tourist viewing the Yosemite Valley from the Tunnel View on Wawona Road

Trees along the Badger Pass Road in Yosemite National Park

Trees in a old forest fire-burnt area along the Badger Pass Road in Yosemite National Park

Trees along the Badger Pass Road in Yosemite National Park