Yosemite Sunrise Desert photography I said to myself

I said to myself

put all my backpacking gear in a safe place under a tree that would hopefully help keep it dry

Not just the waterfall

It was clear for most of the day

I didn't want to be too early

Yosemite Sunrise Desert photography I said to myselfA sunrise I had to wake up at 2am to see. When ideas for fall color were being tossed around in my head, this one kept coming up. The river, El Capitan, Bridal Veil Falls, it looked amazing, something I really wanted to add to my portfolio. For about a month, I was constantly checking the Fall color conditions. When the time seemed right, I had two days that I could make it down there, one had no clouds in the forecast, the other said clouds with a