We were attracted by the boulder on the top of the hill. One had the impression that it would not take much to send it …
The captions below each slide are Howard Jr.'s commentary. Some of the longer ones run into the next caption.
We were attracted by the boulder on the top of the hill. One had the impression that it would not take much to send it …
… crashing down the mountain.
Beautiful green firs and pines make a screen for a majestic granite peak.
Bridal Veil Falls. This was a relatively dry year, so the volume of the falls was less than other times. The fall is so great …
…that it becomes almost a mist at the bottom.
Debbie peers up through the trees at the falls.
We catch the full length of the falls area through a gap in the trees.
This shaded pathway leads up to the base of the falls.
The observation point at the base of the falls.
These huge boulders attest to the power of the rushing waters that have passed this way.
The dryness of the time is apparent here, but small pools of water were down in the rocks.
One of the many beautiful vistas we saw.
Mother posed me in this splash of sunlight coming through the trees along the trail.
So maybe the front view is better.
The massiveness of the granite peaks was awesome.
Some peaks were more rounded than others.
One can imagine a natural ram’s head in this outcropping.
The massive Sequoia tree in the national park by the same name.
This huge tree bears the name “General Grant.”
Looking up the trunk.
A mountain meadow is a soft relief from the rocky crags and massive trees.
From the road’s edge we look down into rock strewn stream bed.