I was backpacking in Yosemite this past weekend, on a loop that took me up Lyell Canyon to Ireland Lake, cross-country to Fletcher Lake, and then back to Tuolumne Meadows via the Rafferty Creek trail.
This picture was taken in the morning as the sun began to peek around and over Fletcher Peak, which towers above the lake. Fletcher Lake is in the foreground, a glacial moraine above the Vogelsang High Sierra camp is behind the trees, and the lower slopes of Vogelsang Peak are in the background.
During the months when Sierra runoff is peaking this area near Crowley Lake can be one of the most colorful spots in Owens Valley, especially when the sun is broken up by scattered clouds.
On Tuesday I posted a note about the corrected dating of an Ansel Adams photo taken in Yosemite. Robert Pearce posted a note today pointing out that this has happened before:
This isn’t the first time this has been done. In Ansel Adams’ book “An Autobiography,” in the chapter on Nation Parks he discusses another date correction done I’m assuming in the late 1970’s. Adams had misdated MOONRISE for many years, labeling it 1941, 1942, 1943, and 1944. Dr. David Elmore computed the actual date to be October 31, 1941, between 4:00 and 4:05P.M.
Technology is amazing.
It is reassuring to know that I’m not the only one who can’t keep dates straight!
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” (Heyday Books) is available directly from him.
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