Deer crossing

On a beautiful Monday morning Teresa and I took a hike through our little corner of Yosmite. After about 3.5 miles, we were disappointed that we had not seen any wildlife. We called it a day, and spent the balance of the afternoon relaxing.

Later that afternoon, we decided to take a short drive to explorer the beauty of Yosemite. As we drove toward our temporary home, we came to the point where the trail we had walked earlier in the day crossed the road. There is a deer crossing sign, and just past the sign, we saw these four deer.

If you were a deer, you could not ask for a better place to have lunch.  

~ Rick

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Many Moons

I took a series of photos of the moon early Monday morning. The pre-dawn photo above was taken on my iPhone. I was out for a walk, trying to get in some exercise.  When I looked up, this was the view.

I used Halide, a photo app. It allows manual settings, and I think it gave me the best photo possible on a mobile device. (Disclosure: affiliate link to a really great app). 

The next two photos were taken after an early breakfast 🙂. I used my DSLR and a 600mm lens for both of these photos. The sun rise was behind me and behind the mountains. A blue sky and a full moon at Yosemite National Park. I guess the exposure settings were slightly different for these two photos.

~ Rick  

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How tall?

Earlier this week, I posted a photo of someone walking the trails at Yosemite. This is something fun I created while hiking the same trail. Yosemite National Park in the Spring of 2018.

I created this using the Apple Clips App😬. (Affiliate link). It is really easy to use to make some of the coolest little videos. 

 ~ Rick 

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Raven Humor

Ravens having fun .. Tag, your it. 

Of the assorted wildlife we saw at Yosemite, the clown award goes to the Ravens. They were so funny to watch. First, they were very bold. They would fly very close, and often land a few feet from people. Then they would take a couple of jumps, grab something off the ground, and take off. 

They seem to fly so effortlessly. I have seen Raven before, but I guess I never watched them fly. They really know how to make it look fun, and they can soar. A fun bird.  

~ Rick

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Giant trees or little people?

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On Monday morning we took a nice walk on one of the many trails in Yosemite. This lady passed us, said hello, and walked on. I guess we were slow. Our interest was in nature, so our pace allowed more photography 🤫🙂.

I caught this shot because it helped to frame the size of the trees. It’s not just a magical place ... it’s big. 

~ Rick

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