“Tioga Crest, Evening” — Tioga Crest in sunset light, reflected in a small pond.

This ridge lies a bit east of the actual Sierra Nevada Crest, just outside of Yosemite National Park’s eastern boundary. The peaks along the park boundary are magnificent examples of the rugged, rocky landscape that characterizes the highest parts of the range. But the ridge in this photograph is different. Despite being over 11,000′ high, on its western side it looks like… a really big hill, with little of the rocky, rugged alpine quality that we expect from these high mountains…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/05/tioga-crest-evening/

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I'm at a stage in my life where if it doesn't bring me happiness, then I simply don't want it in my life. One thing that always made me happy was taking beautiful photos of the sunset.

Slowly rediscovering myself and trying to get back into what I love doing instead of dealing with drama and people who don't value me.
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