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Feb 26, 2019 09:10:41   #
geezer76 Loc: Prineville, Oregon
 
Mac wrote:
Photographing a burned up forest could result in stark and haunting landscapes. A different type of beauty.


Agree, but not my cup of tea! Thanks for your response.

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Feb 26, 2019 09:13:04   #
geezer76 Loc: Prineville, Oregon
 
DeanS wrote:
Why not contact Park staff. Very likely they will have credible knowledgeablevand advice.


Thanks Dean, great idea. I was reviewing my plans late at night and the Park Services were closed. I was going to wait for a UHH reply and I will definitely contact them prior to finalizing my trip plans.

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Feb 26, 2019 09:34:33   #
jdub82 Loc: California
 
2mdman wrote:
the Merced ought to be roaring. Bring a ND and polarizing filter.


This April will likely be a great time to visit Yosemite because it has been a heavy snow year. The snowpack should be melting by then, and the falls very full. Early May would be even better.

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Feb 26, 2019 09:46:48   #
rcarol
 
geezer76 wrote:
I am in the process of planning my first Photography trip to Yosemite in mid April 2019 and would like to know if I should wait another year to visit. Not interested in photographing a burned up forest full of charcoal tree stumps/etc. Any information/comments will be most appreciated. Roger


While much of Yosemite was untouched by the recent fires, the same cannot be said for the destruction brought about by the bark beetle. Many of the trees in the valley floor have been devastated and has affected the otherwise spectacular tunnel view.

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Feb 26, 2019 10:23:45   #
Dr.Nikon Loc: Honolulu Hawaii
 
The Park is untouched and beautiful.. snow now .. but April .. the falls will be some of the biggest in years ..... as stated by jdub82 .., areas leading in to the Park HWY 140 and 41 .. have some large burners scapes that extend for miles ...I took Oics going in and out of the devastation .., , as far as the park goes ...untouched and pristine ....

Enjoy your trip and post a few afterwords ..

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Feb 26, 2019 11:00:42   #
chemdoc Loc: West Coast
 
El Portal is a few miles south of the valley and there are a couple of nice motels there. I usually head up the last week of March each year and the motels then are around $80/night. On April 1 they jump in price but are still cheaper than the valley. The snow should be great this year but I am highly skeptical that Glacier Point will be open as mentioned in an earlier post. Especially in a heavy snow year such as this.

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Feb 26, 2019 15:33:15   #
marklevisay Loc: Central Virginia
 
Have you been watching the weather out in CA? Sierras getting pummeled with snow. Road across high country going to east side of park and Mono Lake will definitely still be closed in April. We went in late June 1998 and Merced River was flooding with snow melt, and closed one of the roads into Yosemite valley, causing us to take 3 hour detour to our hotel. Contact rangers in park and/or their website for updates. If it's open, sure to be spectacular in the Valley!

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Feb 26, 2019 15:55:35   #
DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina
 
geezer76 wrote:
Thanks Dean, great idea. I was reviewing my plans late at night and the Park Services were closed. I was going to wait for a UHH reply and I will definitely contact them prior to finalizing my trip plans.


👍👍👍

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Feb 26, 2019 17:20:45   #
jdub82 Loc: California
 
The southern route into Yosemite, CA 41 through Coarsegold and Oakhurst is rarely closed, unlike some of the other highways. Highway 140 which goes through Mariposa is often closed for mudslides, etc. Tioga pass will probably be closed through half of June because of the heavy snow pack. Glacier Point road will very likely still be closed in April, which is common.

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Feb 27, 2019 00:41:41   #
amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
 
The Central and Southern Sierra have between 119% and 150% of normal snowpack, YTD... Yosemite is sort of on the dividing line between the Central and Southern Sierra. A large storm is heading East right now and predicted to drop another 6 to 8 feet of fresh snow. However I think most will be in the more Northern Sierra.

Just a week or two ago some 80+ people were snowed in for five days at a ski area in the Kings Canyon area, which is just south of Yosemite. There were national news stories about it.

I also recently looked up the February rainfall in Squaw Valley, which is in the foothills just east of Fresno and south of Yosemite. It's gotten over 10 inches of rain this month, compared to 4 or 5 inches normally.

All this leads me to believe the rivers and falls in Yosemite should be spectacular this Spring.

It also can be a bit dangerous. There was a hiker killed by falling rock in Yosemite in the last few days, but she was on a trail that had been closed due to the danger.

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