12/2015
![Valley View Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-valley-view-winter-6669-900x600.jpg)
![El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-el-capitan-6703-900x600.jpg)
圣诞前夜,Sierra Nevada山脉普降大雪。在Yosemite和Lake Tahoe两颗加州的明珠之间,经过艰难的长考,我决定选择Yosemite度假,因为它的风景,距离和清静。
从湾区去Yosemite有两条路,在四年前提心吊胆地开过一次120之后,我决定以后只走安全得多的140。三个多小时就能开到公园门口,冬天公园里需要雪链或四轮驱动(仍需雪链备用)。宾馆的首选是公园中心的Yosemite Lodge, 不仅餐厅可口,而且抬头就能看见Yosemite Falls,唯一的缺点是即使提前一年都很难订到。次佳选择是公园门口的Yosemite View Lodge,名字听上去像是Yosemite Lodge的山寨版,从tripadvisor.com上能找到好价格。
更多的公园信息,包括地图,路况,水量,实景webcam,可以参考官方网站:http://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
圣诞下午开到Yosemite,居然在公园门口堵了一个多小时车。进了公园,立刻是银白的冰雪世界。我们不为路边的雪树银花所动,直奔王牌景点Tunnel View。刚把车停稳,我就提着相机一个箭步冲到观景台,抓住这只持续了几分钟的阳光。
![Tunnel View Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-tunnel-view-6233-900x600.jpg)
![Tunnel View Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-tunnel-view-6237-900x600.jpg)
随后过来的儿子也兴奋地欢呼和忙碌,不为眼前的美景,而为地上的积雪,就像几年前在另一处世界顶级风景Banff的Moraine Lake边,他最感兴趣的却是地上的石子。
第二天早起,我们首先直奔公园里的另一张王牌Valley View,然后巡视Yosemite Valley的各处经典。
![El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-el-capitan-6329-900x600.jpg)
![Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-bridalveil-fall-900x600.jpg)
![Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, 5/2008](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-yosemite-falls-6378-600x900.jpg)
![Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-yosemite-falls-6389-900x600.jpg)
![Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, 5/2008](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-yosemite-falls-600x900.jpg)
![Lower Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, 5/2008](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-lower-yosemite-fall-600x900.jpg)
![Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-half-dome-6461-900x600.jpg)
![Ahwahnee Meadow, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-meadow-900x600.jpg)
![Tunnel View Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-tunnel-view-900x600.jpg)
第三天,总算有时间仔细观赏Merced River边的雪树冰枝。
![Merced River Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 5/2008](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-merced-river-6559-600x900.jpg)
![Merced River Winter,, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-merced-river-6565-900x600.jpg)
![Merced River Winter,, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-merced-river-900x600.jpg)
从另一个角度看到的El Capitan。
![El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 5/2008](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-el-capitan-6640-600x900.jpg)
顶着儿子一路吵闹着要玩雪的巨大压力,我再次来到Valley View。眼前的本次旅行的最美一幕,证实了我这个决定的英明。
![Valley View Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 12/2015](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-valley-view-winter-6654-900x600.jpg)
![Valley View Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 5/2008](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-valley-view-600x900.jpg)
![El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 5/2008](https://henry-yang.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yosemite-winter-el-capitan-666x900.jpg)
午饭后,终于兑现对儿子的承诺,找了一个安全的Camping Site的缓坡玩雪。在巍峨的Half Dome远景中,和陡峭的花冈岩绝壁背景下,儿子一遍又一遍兴奋地滑着雪盘,在Yosemite的雪中世界 ,享受着无忧无虑的快乐童年。
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