Winter in Yosemite

Yosemite is stunning under a blanket of snow, but sometimes, the challenge of getting there makes the payoff even more rewarding. After one failed attempt to get in via 120 due to road conditions—and multiple fails with tire chains until my hands were raw and bleeding from constantly putting them on and taking them off—we finally got into the valley 24 hours later via 140. I’m glad we did, though. The snow was up to our waists in the meadows, and with a few fortuitous breaks in the snowfall, I got some photos I was pleased with.