California
- March 2005 |
Yosemite
Half Dome at Yosemite
18/03/2005 - First day at Yosemite, up before breakfast to walk along the river next to the lodge. Not many birds due to the time of the year, but managed one of my target birds american dipper. After breakfast we set off to the centre of the park to the visitors centre and to see Half Dome and Yosemite Falls. Driving through we met a friendly coyote in a layby waiting for a snack. We moved on to the centre of Yosemite visiting the shops, museum and indian village. We walked down to the falls, there was still lumps of snow in the river which was very clear. We stayed around the falls for a while, watching this wonderous sight which dries up in the summer. Back in the car we drove on further to see Half Dome, we reached a clearing which had some mule deer in it, as well as getting views of the dome.
Scenery and Wildlife of Yosemite National Park
Scenery and Wildlife of Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Waterfall
19/03/2007 - Woke up to six inches of snow, after the usual morning walk, we headed back into the park. We spent most of the morning driving around the park looking at the snow and scenery. Late morning turned to rain, leaving a miserable day. New birds seen on this leg were american dipper, stellar's jay, western bluebird, yellow-billed magpie and western meadowlark.
Scenery and Wildlife of Yosemite National Park
20/03/2007 - After the wet weather it was a pleasure to be heading towards San Francisco, going via the central valley. The main reason for this was to see yellow-billed magpie, after several arguments with my wife about stopping. I succeeded in seeing several, this bird can only be seen in this region of California. On route we stopped in this old town for coffee, it was like stepping back in time. By afternoon rain storms almost ground us to a halt, as we reached San Francisco airport the sun came out again. We left our hire car and caught a shuttle into the city, very expensive would have been cheaper to get a taxi.
Scenes to San Francisco
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