USA - 1986

seen from John Muir Trail, not one tourist around (except me) scanned slide, Minolta X700

Liberty Cap is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park. It lies to the north of Nevada Fall, near the John Muir Trail. Its peak elevation is 2158 m. The PiP shows the domes of Liberty Cap and Half Dome in the background on another day. scanned slide, Minolta X700

The granite domes of Liberty Cap and Half Dome in the background. scanned slide, Minolta X700

for this time the last image of Yosemite Yalley..... scanned slide, Minolta X700

It's one of the most prominent waterfalls in Yosemite Valley and is 188 metres in height. The Ahwahneechee Native Americans called this waterfall "Pohono", which means "Spirit of the Puffing Wind". scanned slide, Minolta X700

Ribbon Fall flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is with 491 m the longest single-drop waterfall in North America. scanned slide, Minolta X700

El Capitán to the left, Bridalveil Falls to the right, seen from "Tunnel View"

Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias - National Park, see PiP's scanned slide, Minolta X700 A Sequoia stump from below: Another fallen giant in Redwood National Park:

A group of giant Sequoias in Mariposa Grove (California) and a PiP with selfie ;-) scanned slide, Minolta X700

"Grizzly Giant" is the oldest tree in Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias with an age of about 3000 years. It is rated the 25th largest tree in the world, height is about 64 metres, volume is almost 900 m³. See PiP's! scanned slide, Minolta X700

With this new scans of old slides I try my best to add the location as geotag. This is sometimes quite difficult and becomes an obsession. Yesterday I searched for hours in Google Earth and Google Street View, until I found it finally (see Google Street View below). Happy and sad at the same time, because the wonderful old tree has collapsed in the meantime and has been cut into pieces. Anyway - HFF and stay safe and happy, folks!

Sierra Nevada and Owens Lake Photo is taken in direction of Mount Whitney (4421 m)‎, the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada, but which cannot be seen here. It's behind the horizon. scanned slide, Minolta X700

approaching Death Valley on Highway 190