View from the Road by junge1
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Description
This view is from the Tioga Pass Road (highway 120) about two miles east of Ellery Lake. Tioga Pass (elev. 9945-ft. or 3031m) is somewhat west of Ellery Lake. The elevation of this pov is ~8700-ft.
Highway 120 crosses the 1,189 square mile (761,266 acre) Yosemite National Park from east to west across the Sierra Nevadas. The park was established on October 1, 1890. Elevations within the park range from 2,000-ft. to 13,114-ft.
Soon this road will be closed for the winter. This picture was taken on 22 September 2008.
Thank you for viewing and commenting on my recent uploads and a special 'Thank you' to those that may have added some of these to their favorites,
Sig...
Update:
Just saw on the internet today that recovery efforts to retrieve the remains of missing aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett and his aircraft have been suspended due to snow. Recovery efforts may not begin again until next summer. The area where Steve Fossett's remains were found are in the general vicinity of this upload. I guess I was lucky to make it across before road closure.

Comments (38)
schön, schön! Da kribbelt es mit in den Zehen - so tief geht es da runter!
Very nice. 5+!!! Sooo real!!!
Beautiful view...
Wonderful capture and scene..
Great capture. Beautiful.
Wild and wooly!!
This is such a wonderful photo, I love the perspective! Yosemite is one of the places I have always wanted to visit. Thanks for sharing these! Lea
what a wonderful wild landscape...excellent capture
A stunning view! Excellent shot!
stunning view and shot !
Beautiful! Interesting!!!
Marvelous rocky vista! I have followed Fosset's recovery closely. I feel for the family. But as far as this shot goes, it is one that really brings home the thought that we still have many desolate areas that have not been built out and thank heavens for that.
impressionnant !! great shot.
Lot of history in that place! (Géological History) ;-)
impressive!
I am trying to image the tonnage of all that scree up against the side of that mountain Sig, it must have taken years for it all to build up like that. Superb capture zoom is a must, for fantastic detail, I can see all sorts of faces in this, its as good as a cloud scape for that. I see faces in near enough everything Sig. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
Great capture of a beautiful place!!! :)
Superb view!!! Excellent capture!!!
Great view if just a bit scary from my fear of heights. Well done
Fascinating Vista you captured! and woah you were way high up there! and about Fossett, it's a shame they are having such difficulties in locating the poor guy. 5++++
Very amazing and breath taking, wonderful capture.... 5+++
EXCELLENT CAPTURE , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
I'm loving your fotos of Yosemite and the area. Winter is coming early this year, it seems.
A beautiful view, Sig. Superb shot. Hugs. Di. xx
Beautiful place and wonderful photo.
Good shot again erland
Stunning visual!
Very impressive: so stunning capture!
Tioga Pass, is that up King's Canyon? My last crossing of the Sierra Nevadas was over Sonora Pass up from the Mother Lode Country. What and When begins to dominate Why.
Wow!! ~Impressive~ Thanks for sharing... FABULOUS!!! :-}