Yosemite Blog

Day: May 17, 2005

  • After The Flood: A Look At The Damage

    Camera in hand, Edie takes a walk around the Valley to give us a look at the aftermath of the May 16th flood in Yosemite Valley. Edie: “With camera in hand, and the laptop in my backpack, I headed out this morning to take pictures of the flood damage. The first stop was over to…

  • Flooded Yosemite

    AGF00056 Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. Edie posted a bunch of pics of Yosemite Valley and the flooding. Great shots, Edie.

  • How The River Flows

    Just to put things in perspective, on January 2nd, 1997 the Merced River peaked at 23.4′ at the Pohono Bridge. That’s 13.4′ above flood stage. According to the CDEC, yesterday’s flood peaked at 11.24′. I expect that with the thunderheads headed Yosemite way today and a weeks worth of temps in the 90’s, we might…

  • Lower Yosemite Falls Flooding

    Here’s an image of Lower Yosemite Falls during the flooding yesterday. All I have to say is, WOW! I don’t believe I have ever seen that much water pouring over the fall. Photo courtesy National Park Service.

  • More Flood Images

    Here’s another image from the National Park Service. This one shows Cooks Meadow with Half Dome reflected in the flood waters. Photo courtesy National Park Service.