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Ever-Changing Yosemite Valley (Paperback)
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Ever-Changing Yosemite Valley (Paperback)
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Loot Price R322
Discovery Miles 3 220
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Yosemite Valley is a glacially carved valley in Yosemite National
Park, located in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. About
eight miles (thirteen kilometers) long, it is surrounded by high
granite cliffs and monoliths. Most of the park is also densely
forested with several species of pine trees. Several streams and
rivers flow into the valley and merge into the Merced River.
Although the valley comprises about one percent of the total area
of the park, it is where most visitors come. In the early Spring,
the colorful shades of green in the valley provide contrast with
the snow on the peaks. In the winter, snowfall can create dramatic
images for photographers. In the late spring and early summer, the
valley's elevation, combined with a clean atmosphere, create
conditions for sometimes spectacular cloud effects. The fall colors
come shortly after the first freeze, usually in October or
November. Various scenes do more than simply change appearance with
the seasons. Because of the high walls of the valley, an observer
sitting at one place can watch the shadows shifting throughout the
day, often dramatically. Changes in weather also bring about
alternations to the landscape. Because the valley floor is just
short of 4000 feet 1219 meters], mists and clouds often hang within
the valley. Because of the valley's curvature along with its
east-west orientation, the light within the valley is frequently
dramatic at both dawn and dusk. If there are high clouds over the
valley when the sun is just below the horizon in the west, light
reflected from the bottom of the clouds can create an effect called
alpenglow, which puts a soft pink glow on the granite. Half Dome is
often bathed in pink as the sun is setting. The pictures in this
volume illustrate views that change throughout the day as well as
throughout the seasons.
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