Leon Turnbull Photography

By the time I got down from Chilnualna Falls back to my car, the storm had broken. And it was late. I knew it would be a great sunset back in Yosemite Valley, but I wouldn’t make it in time. Oh well, what can you do. I was happy to have gotten up to Chilnualna Falls, even though my photos didn’t turn out great because of the blizzard.

I made the drive back to the valley, where I was camping for the night. As I got near Tunnel View, I came upon this scene. The sun had already set but there was still much color in the clouds over the valley. I quickly made a U-turn and stopped along the side of the road. I thought of just continuing to Tunnel View, but I figured there’d be a thousand photographers there, and that is the one big thing I wanted to avoid this weekend. This looked like a dang good view too, and no one else was around. Plus, there was very little time before the color would be all gone. I quickly got out my camera, set up, and took my photo. Yes! Thank you, Lord!