Worth The Wait
Yosemite was worth the wait, as Nhi Casey’s photographs show.
The national park was closed due to smoke during October, reopening on Nov. 1. Since then, color-hungry spotters have descended on the Valley, which is Peak of the Week.
Southside Drive was lush with autumn color and the meadows are lined with peak, deeply orange black oak.
For those spotters who’ve wanted to get both brilliant fall color and a dusting of snow, go today and stay through Monday (if you can). Light snows are predicted to fall on Friday. The peak color will last through the weekend and this is your chance to get that shot.
You want to be there before the snow, then as the sky clears to get the full range of fall color and snow.
Gates of the Valley, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
Black oak, El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
El Capitan, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
Black oak, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
Bigleaf maple, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
Merced River, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
Black cottonwood and Sentinel Rock, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey 
Black cottonwood, Merced River, Yosemite NP (11/4/20) Nhi Casey
A few remaining peaking yellow bigleaf maple and rosy Pacific dogwood can be found in the Valley, though most of the color is being provided by grasses, willows, golden black cottonwood and orange black oak.
- Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park (4,000′) – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!
