Clouds Rest Summit Photos

By John P. DeGrazio 

I know it’s winter, but I am working on another project and was scanning some of my images from this past summer. I came across a trip I took before I broke my wrist. I can’t believe it’s already been 5 months since that occurred, and it has healed very well in case you were wondering. Needless to say, the injury had inhibited my ability to take and share photos all the way into the winter. However, I have some folders from November and December I promise to share in the upcoming weeks as I motivate myself to blog more. Where was I? Oh yeah, so I found these photos.

This was an amazing day with Christine and David. We got a good early start to our Clouds Rest summit hike under a perfect sky with an abundance of clouds. How apropos, right? We moved efficiently through the forest and up the slabs of the peak where we met our biggest challenge of the day.

Overcoming adversity with big smiles, here they are on the summit.

Cloudy days are perfect for photographic opportunities in the Sierra. This was one of the most amazing trips of the year, and the photos easily show why many locals prefer this hike over Half Dome. Do you agree? If you are interested in booking Winter tours, have a look at this page.

By John P. DeGrazio 

As the winter progresses, we are hopeful we receive some late storms to help us through another dry year in Yosemite. I recently had a chance to take some friends out for a private tour to photograph in Yosemite Valley. It was an overcast day so the lighting wasn’t ideal. There were still several opportunities to make photographs on a winter day while enjoying time reflecting with the beautiful Merced River. Check out also another winter adventure or book a snowshoe tour right away here.