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I captured this image while skiing back to Tioga Pass from Yosemite. It snowed all but approximately 6 hours of the three days it took me to ski there, and then turned to rain as I took my skis off and hiked down into Yosemite Valley. The weather continued all week. I finally had a friend drive me up to Tuolumne (well- Porcupine Flat is as far as you can drive that time of year), where I proceeded to walk the snowplowed road (or ski next to it when I was tired of walking) for two days of beautiful weather. That night as I stayed in Tuolumne Meadows, it snowed a couple of more feet. My skis wouldn’t float at all the next day and I trudged on up to my knees, until the snow was building up on the bottom of my skis so much I finally took them off and walked waist deep. By the time I was at this point of the picture, I was back on my skis, only a short distance form the pay booth at the top of the pass, and cheerful enough, to once again, take in the scenery. Tuolumne is practically vacant this time of year, and for good reason. Not many people will venture this far from the road (even though I was technically on a road) to earn some turns and take some photos.