Yosemite National Park and Mono Pass Photographs July 27, 2017
The Mono Pass trailhead is located within Yosemite National Park a few miles south of the Tioga Pass entrance. Pristine and wonderful. Unlike some other places.
There are now millions of climate change refugees worldwide, including thousands in the United States who have lost everything to floods, hurricanes or firestorms. Climate experts have indicated that such disasters are more likely than not to continue.
This is one in a series showing places around Yosemite National Park that have, so far, escaped catastrophic events. Consider them as baseline documentation before inevitable future changes. Photos were taken summer 2017 on hiking/photography expedition with naturalist Bob Hare.
Photo copyright 2017 David L. Witt
Heading southeast and up towards top of Mono Pass
Lake at top of Mono Pass
East South East and down from Mono Pass into Bloody Canyon
Mono Lake in the distance
Looking up to Snow fields in Bloody Canyon–zig-zagged through the rocks to get around them
Lake in Bloody Canyon, named “Red Lake” by John Muir
Crimson Columbine/Aquilegia formosa and Potentilla species in Bloody Canyon
Globe Penstemon/Penstemon globosus in Bloody Canyon
Glacial Tarn in Bloody Canyon
Mountain Heather/Phyllodoce breweri
View down to Mono Lake
Upper Bloody Canyon
Upper Bloody Canyon
Bob documenting old cabins just west of Mono Pass
