Mt. Watkins Mirror Lake Reflection: Yosemite Photos 2015.01.13
Morning Photography From Mirror Lake By John P. DeGrazio Early winter mornings are the perfect time to visit Mirror Lake for a Yosemite photography hike. The light is soft, the lake is quiet, and the temperature, that’s another story. Mirror Lake sits in the southeast corner of Yosemite Valley so it is often one of the coldest spots […]
Views Along the Pohono Trail: Yosemite Panorama Photos 2014.12.29
14 Reasons to backpack Yosemite in Winter By John P. DeGrazio For my final Panorama update of 2014, I’d like to share photos from my last foray into the Yosemite wilderness this year. The trip began at Badger Pass as we loaded our packs, put on our snowshoes, and hiked along the Glacier Point Road […]
Snow in Yosemite: Yosemite Panorama Photos 2014.12.22
Yosemite in Winter By John P. DeGrazio Winter is here and so is the snow. Recent storms have dumped over 3 feet of powder in the Yosemite high country. Here are a few panorama photos taken from a recent Yosemite Snowshoe Adventure. The hike begins at Badger Pass along the Glacier Point Road to Summit […]
Yosemite Landscapes from Mia’s Point of View: Yosemite Photos 2014.11.17
Seeing Yosemite from a 9 Year Old’s Perspective By John P. DeGrazio I recently spent some quality family time in Yosemite on a hike to Sentinel Dome with my 4 and 9 year old girls. It’s become a DeGrazio tradition to allow each girl an opportunity to summit her first peak around her fourth birthday. On this […]
Matterhorn Peak & Other Fall Images: Yosemite Panorama Photos 11.10.14
Autumn in Yosemite By John P. DeGrazio November is the perfect month to fall into the beauty of Yosemite National Park. Here are some panoramas from recent adventures at Matterhorn Peak and Yosemite Point up the Yosemite Falls trail. Although Matterhorn is in Yosemite National Park, the hike starts in the Eastern Sierra at Twin Lakes. […]
All Our Yosemite Instagram Photos are Legit
Yosemite Daily Photo Updates By John P. DeGrazio My friend Zach Behrens is an outdoor writer who I met at a conference last spring. He recently shared an article he wrote about an Instagrammer who took some “Epic, Yet Illegal” photos in Yosemite National Park on an Instagram account. While some of these photos were awe […]
Here for Half Dome: Yosemite Panorama Photos 10.22.14
Make Yosemite Your Destination By John P. DeGrazio I had the opportunity to lead a late season Half Dome hike yesterday with a new friend, David from Singapore. While discussing what led David to Yosemite on his first visit to the United States, his story immediately impressed and inspired me. David comes from an island nation […]
Arrival of Fall in Yosemite: Yosemite Photo 2014.10.15
Fall Colors on the Panorama Trail By John P. DeGrazio I am often asked what is my favorite season in Yosemite, and my honest answer is “the one we’re in”. It’s to the point, and I’m always telling the truth. Autumn is a perfect time for a visit. Every Yosemite experience is different, and our […]
Half Dome from Panorama Trail on the XTreme Hike: Yosemite Panorama Photos 9.29.14
Beams of Light Through the Clouds By John P. DeGrazio Once again, we were honored to lead the Northern California Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on their Xtreme Hike this past weekend. 37 hikers completed the hike from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point and raised over $80,000. Several continued on to Sentinel Dome, and some […]
Yosemite Mythbusters: It’s Too Crowded in Summer
Escaping the Yosemite Crowds on the 4th of July By John P. DeGrazio Negativity is everywhere. It’s an inescapable human characteristic. Even well intentioned individuals inadvertently spread it. I like to rise above it. Literally. And I normally escape it in the high country of Yosemite. Many people will say “don’t visit Yosemite in summer. […]