Yosemite 2025

Spent 3 days in Yosemite taking mom there to celebrate her 89th birthday.

Night Sky (Jul 18, 2025)

Night Sky (Jul 18, 2025)

As seen from the meadow at Curry Village

Mom in teepee (Jul 19, 2025)

Mom in teepee (Jul 19, 2025)

Tall Sequoia (Jul 19, 2025)

Tall Sequoia (Jul 19, 2025)

Looking up, you can get a sense of how tall the sequoia tree are

Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls (Jul 19, 2025)

Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls (Jul 19, 2025)

Congress Pool (Jul 24, 2025)

Congress Pool (Jul 24, 2025)

Upper Yosemite Falls Closeup (Jul 19, 2025)

Upper Yosemite Falls Closeup (Jul 19, 2025)

Mirror Lake (Jul 19, 2025)

Mirror Lake (Jul 19, 2025)

A view from out by Mirror Lake

Half Dome (Jul 19, 2025)

Half Dome (Jul 19, 2025)

View of Half Dome from the Ahwanee hotel during the golden hour shortly before sunset

El Capitan Meadow (Jul 20, 2025)

El Capitan Meadow (Jul 20, 2025)

El Capitan Meadow river (Jul 20, 2025)

El Capitan Meadow river (Jul 20, 2025)

Firehole River (Jul 24, 2025)

Firehole River (Jul 24, 2025)

Runs through the walkways in the Old Faithful geyser area

Nevada and Vernal falls (Jul 20, 2025)

Nevada and Vernal falls (Jul 20, 2025)

View from Glacier Point

Nevada Falls (Jul 20, 2025)

Nevada Falls (Jul 20, 2025)

A closeup view of Nevada Falls

Dinner at Ahwanee hotel (Jul 18, 2025)

Dinner at Ahwanee hotel (Jul 18, 2025)

Celebrating mom's 89th birthday

Mom's dinner and dessert (Jul 18, 2025)

Mom's dinner and dessert (Jul 18, 2025)

At El Capitan Meadow (Jul 20, 2025)

At El Capitan Meadow (Jul 20, 2025)

Selfie of me and mom

At Glacier Point (Jul 20, 2025)

At Glacier Point (Jul 20, 2025)

Selfie of me and mom with half dome in the background

Glacier Point View (Aug 20, 2025)

A panoramic video of the view of the Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point