American History
Related: About this forumOn October 1, 1890, Congress established Yosemite National Park.
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Yosemite Valley
Tue Oct 1, 2024: On this day, October 1, 1890, Congress established Yosemite National Park.

usonian
(21,054 posts)I didnt realize that people were in the photo when I saved this image.
Webcams are courtesy of Yosemite Conservatory https://yosemite.org
George McGovern
(9,596 posts)images I dragged this one onto the desktop and enlarged it. Magnificent. Thank You!
usonian
(21,054 posts)The webcam did it for me. And I didn't even know until 2 days later. I wonder if the visitors knew it was there.
It's on Sentinel Dome. I never saw one. I'll post a photo or two that I took there.
Yosemite Falls is playing peek a boo with clouds right now. When there are clouds (or snow) it's an ever-changing sight.
Webcams are available to everyone at the YC site above. I bookmarked 4 webcam URL's after they changed along with camera upgrades. The "El Capitan" webcam is very sensitive. I get star pix at night. And the lamps of climbers camping out on El Cap.
TBH, this and the Half Dome rainbow photo are a couple of the best, and with no effort.
Enjoy.
I will.
Others aren't so easy. 😥
George McGovern
(9,596 posts)usonian
(21,054 posts)The cameras individually are at the text url's below.
I broke them up at the "h" because they are live. I posted the live photos in this post (the OP has the rainbow)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036151584#post7
The live URL's are all dark right now.
URLS: (missing the "h" so you can copy and paste them And bookmark. I did. )
h ttps://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots/yosemite-halfdome/latest.jpg
h ttps://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots/yosemite-sentinel/latest.jpg
h ttps://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots/yosemite-yosfalls/latest.jpg
h ttps://cdn.pixelcaster.com/public.pixelcaster.com/snapshots/yosemite-turtleback/latest.jpg
HTH.
George McGovern
(9,596 posts)I'm now subscribed.