Death Valley Winter Morning

Above: December sunrise in Death Valley, clouds moving over the valley floor
Below: first light moving over the hills at Zabriskie Point, toward the Sierra Mts

Full- on sunlight on these dunes is dazzling.
Death Valley is barren, desolate, and wholly beautiful.

Yosemite- Not the Typical Views

These are some mid-September views of the high country at Yosemite,
including Lembert Dome (middle picture)
and Tuolumne Meadows (lower picture).
Despite the lack of wildflowers,
the bones of the landscape are still gorgeous.