Living a Dream: Yosemite Photos 2015.05.23
Half Dome Through the Curtain By John P. DeGrazio I was leading a Yosemite Adventure Hike at Glacier Point almost exactly a year ago when the weather began to turn. The rain came down in sheets as the crowd sought refuge in the only shelter for miles. It was a brief deluge, but many lingered inside the warm […]
Half Dome Rainbow: Yosemite Photos 2015.05.22
Glacier Point on a Rainy Day By John P. DeGrazio We’re experiencing some welcome wet weather in the Sierra this May. Every little bit will help our California drought. The precipitation has affected our Yosemite hiking adventures in a positive way by creating more dramatic skies for interesting photographs. Here is one I was able to […]
Mirror Lake in Spring: Yosemite Photos 2015.05.12
Rainy Day Photography From Yosemite By John P. DeGrazio At the heart of every adventure is a distinct awareness and appreciation of the unknown. Eagerness and anticipation rule the day as an adventurist will envision impending success at the end of the trail. Weather plays a major role in determining how attainable one’s goals will be. Many trips are canceled […]
April 2015 Yosemite Instagram Month in Review
Here are some of our most popular Instagram Photos from April 2015. Please click on our logo and follow us @yexplore https://instagram.com/p/09BLEkL_LK/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/1PBCI7L_EV/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/1PBWzWr_E3/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/1gPBwDr_CU/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/1os0NbL_GU/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/1qRaIFr_Cd/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/1yvQZZr_BY/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/102uzgL_LI/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/19YBrTr_C-/?taken-by=yexplore https://instagram.com/p/2BcJW5L_MB/?taken-by=yexplore All photos taken on an iPhone 5 Courtesy of http://instagram.com/yexplore Photographing with a camera phone was once frowned upon as a lazy way out of making […]
Happy 177th Birthday John Muir: Yosemite Panorama Photos 2015.04.21
Retracing Muir’s Footsteps on the North Rim By John P. DeGrazio It’s not every day you get to follow a legend. This past week I had the opportunity to follow the path of the greatest Yosemite legend of all time, John Muir. It’s only fitting that we honor him on what would have been his 177th […]
Adventure Day with My Daughter: Yosemite Panorama Photos 2015.03.17
Explore Nature with Your Children By John P. DeGrazio If I had a dollar for every Facebook post with a generic proclamation about how kids make their parents proud, I’d be a rich man. Facebook seems to be inundated with these types of posts that end with share if you are proud of your daughter or son. I […]
A Face in the Clouds
Half Dome From Mt. Watkins By John P. DeGrazio I take a lot of photos in Yosemite that I post on this site as well as my YExplore Instagram account. Most of my shots are admittedly from my iPhone camera in an attempt to share with the world that you don’t need an expensive camera […]
Waterfalls & Clouds: Yosemite Panorama Photos 2015.02.23
The Storm that Wasn’t By John P. DeGrazio Rain and snow were in the forecast for Yosemite yesterday so we showed some flexibility in rescheduling our events for the weekend. We flip-flopped a photo workshop with an adventure hike, and everything worked out perfectly. As the leader of the hike, I was thrilled to […]
Cloudless Days in Yosemite Valley: Yosemite Panorama Photos 2015.02.18
Looking on the Bright Side By John P. DeGrazio Last week it rained for a couple days, and then it stopped. Soccer practice ended, and we were off. Making it to OMG Point is quite an adventure for a 4 year old who was up to the challenge. Sure, we hiked back with the aid of […]
Views from Half Dome Summit in Winter: Yosemite Panorama Photos 2015.2.7
A February Ascent of Yosemite’s Most Famous Dome By John P. DeGrazio On Thursday I had an opportunity to do something I’ve never done before in Yosemite, summit Half Dome in February. After carefully selecting a group of friends, we set off on our journey from the trailhead parking lot. We were so confident we’d […]