First Day at Yosemite

The first afternoon I arrived at Yosemite I was anxious to get right to work.  After checking into my hotel, I headed into the park with the thought of going to Taft Point for a sunset view of the valley.  Unfortunately, I under estimated how long the drive would be and arrived at the trail head right about the time I should have been in position.  I then realized I would also need to hike about a mile in moderate terrain to get to where I needed to be, with a return hike in the dark.  I was unprepared.  Sounded like a rough start to my trip.  Anyway, I scratched the idea and began to head back down to the valley and my frustration seemed to be magnified by what I could tell through occasional breaks in the trees was an incredibly beautiful sunset in progress.  Unfortunately though, I was in no position to take advantage of it.  I did have a brief opportunity to catch just a few shots at a turnout to catch some of the glow reflecting back to the southeast.  This was really my fist shot of the trip.