"Valley View Sunrise" Limited Run of 20
Yosemite National Park Photography I got up for 4 sunrises in Yosemite during my trip there in 2024. 3 of them are now in my top 3 sunrises of all time. And every morning was different. This morning we had gorgeous fog flowing through the valley. The next morning we had all the colors in the sky. And the last morning was somewhere in between, with a floor to peak haze that shrouded the entire park in mystery under a fresh coat of snow. There were no complaints from my groups about getting up early. The light grew as we drove into the park, and we started to get hints of what awaited us. When there's lots of fog, you go high, to Tunnel View. When it's clear, you can skip the crowds and go down to Valley View. Both are gorgeous in their own ways, and I've never seen either place look the same way twice. It's easy to spend over an hour there, happily clicking away while the light changes. Unfortunately on this day, I wasn't thinking and left my entire camera bag behind. I was luc