Living in Yosemite for a summer

xelanil

I lucked out and scored an internship working and living in Yosemite for 12 weeks this summer. Here's pictures from my first week here, I'm expecting many more to come later.

Yosemite Valley


Merced River


Inspiration Point


Rainbow in a waterfall

joe-bob

Your shot of the river is awesome.

schmoo

What a great opportunity! I hope you do have reliable internet so we can see all of your great updates.

FlyNavy

So far you have experienced the park in a way few ever have. Well done. Can't wait for more!

canghuixu

I envy you!

The Merced River picture is really striking.

xelanil

Thanks for commenting! I've found some shakey wifi here in my Curry Village tent cabin. Anyway I will try to post more pictures on this comment if the wifi holds up long enough. Now if you were wondering what my internship is, my job right now is to figure out how to tell people to not feed squirrels, bears, and deer. You can share you ideas with me here if you have any unless that is against forum rules or something.

edit: The internet is so unstable I want to cry, my pictures would upload to 5 seconds left then the connection would die and I have to start over. So I'll try and upload them tomorrow when I'm in Wawona.

ericande

xelanil wrote: »

edit: The internet is so unstable I want to cry, my pictures would upload to 5 seconds left then the connection would die and I have to start over. So I'll try and upload them tomorrow when I'm in Wawona.

That wi-fi runs 24 hours a day. I was just down there a few weeks ago, I got up at 5am (stuff there opens at 7am so it's usually pretty empty) and had no problem uploading files. Just sit on the porch of the little lounge area so you're close to the router.

xelanil

Yeah the wifi emits a signal but it gets overloaded often by all of us employees using it. Anyway, I live in Wawona on the weekends so here's some pictures.

Here's what I saw as I was walking to work one morning.


And I passed by some falls, I work in Yosemite Village and walk from Curry Village.


I get to see epic sunsets everyday just like this on half dome.


Half dome reflection at sunset after work.

red_zone

Great pictures! I'd love to go back, especially because I never got to go during the "golden hours" (traveling with family, ya know how that goes).

As for how to tell people not to feed the bears, I'd load up someone's Jaguar with goodies and let the bears have a go, then park it next to the entrance with a big sign that says "Don't Feed the Bears".

xelanil

red_zone wrote: »

Great pictures! I'd love to go back, especially because I never got to go during the "golden hours" (traveling with family, ya know how that goes).

As for how to tell people not to feed the bears, I'd load up someone's Jaguar with goodies and let the bears have a go, then park it next to the entrance with a big sign that says "Don't Feed the Bears".

Bear story! Once upon a time there was a blue car with food in it, the bear that hit it had the best meal of its life. For the next month every blue car was hit. Anyway I just stitched this pano of the valley where I walk to work.

schmoo

xelanil wrote: »

Bear story! Once upon a time there was a blue car with food in it, the bear that hit it had the best meal of its life. For the next month every blue car was hit. [/IMG]

Nice light in your pano, too. I love how you can see the line of it as it's coming over the mountain.

xelanil

Here's another epic morning shot from a few yards from my tent cabin.


A shot at glacier point when looking for broken fences and posts that we repaired on thursday last week.


Here's another shot towards the right.


This was near my place of dwelling in Wawona at Chilnualna Falls


Two panos from Glacier Point when we were fixing the fences.

E Colby

I am so envious of your opportunity to spend this time at Yosemite. Your photos are lovely and I will look forward to more of your posts.
Cheers,
Colby

pmaxwell

What a great opportunity and great pictures. Thank you for sharing.

GoldenOrb

Dude, Im soooo jealous of where you are right now

CoryUT

Jealous and subscribed! Great shots so far .

eoren1

Awesome images
Can't wait to see more :lurk

Doug Solis

Great series, living in Yosemite has its advantages. lol

xelanil

Thanks for all of the nice comments, I shall continue the series for as long as my internship and hopefully post at least once a week due to the wifi situation. I just got back from shooting the Moonbow at Yosemite Falls and if the wifi allows it I'll try to post it soon, or if not I'll have to wait until Thursday as usual to upload pictures from Wawona.

edit: The wifi fairies have taken mercy upon me and I got it to upload!

Allan FG

Very nice photos, I would love to hang around Yosemite for a summer.

ScottW

Great series, looks like a great time!

xelanil

Hey it's the weekend now, meaning wifi time, meaning picture time! So I went to take pictures of the moonbow from the lower Yosemite falls three days in a row and having to walk back to Curry Village after the shuttle stopped running. More pictures will probably be added to this post in a little while as I sort through my stuff.

First moonbow


Second moonbow


Third moonbow


The somewhat flooded valley which doesn't happen very often.

Milan

Great pictures, keep them coming!

E Colby

Your third moonbow with the dipper is outstanding. Thank you for continuing this series.
Cheers,
Colby

schmoo

Sweet! I have so far only seen close-up moonbow shots but I prefer your wide-angle one showing the whole arc.

xelanil

More pictures to make up for last week when I forgot to bring my computer from the Valley to Wawona.

Here's a friend looking out from the road to glacier point


Here's me posing


Same place without us


I live in Curry Village right about next to this place at the bike rental place

idiotabroad

Wow, look great.

SeaSurfnBird

Nice shots! I like the rainbows especially the moonbows! 3rd one with the Dipper is $$$!

schmoo

This one is my new favorite!

xelanil

Here's another shot of the flooded valley from last night.

xelanil

Welcome to the weekend (picture time)! Got a few panos this past week.

Wawona Point in the Upper Mariposa Grove

Glacier Point

The flooded meadow

Valley at sunset

Flooded valley when the sun was leaving half dome.