Sunset on Half Dome from Glacier Point on 3/22/08. It was not a very spectacular sunset but after skiing 11 miles it was very rewarding. Glacier Point is a very different place in the winter as you pretty much have the place to yourself.
The moon is rising over Half Dome and Clouds Rest with the Merced River in the foreground, Yosemite Valley. 1/14/09
I took this shot sometime in the 80's and it shows the alpenglow that we used to get at sunsets. In recent years it seems that we rarely get alpenglow as I think the smog in the Central Valley cuts off the last light.
Half Dome and the high country lit up by the full moon taken from Glacier Point 11:37 pm 3/22/08 The moon is just out of view on the right and it was so bright that it was almost like daytime. 35 sec, f/4, Mode: Manual, ISO: 400
