My niece's husband was camping in Yosemite Valley over the Father's Day weekend and reports unusually light crowds, which I find odd considering that this is prime time for the waterfalls and school vacation.
Is the $20 entrance fee and $4+ / gallon gasoline keeping people away?
I don't know but if it is so then it isn't an entirely bad thing for photographers! Bus service is available from Fresno and Merced if you don't want to invest in gas. The free shuttles in the Valley and service to Tuolumne and Glacier Point is excellent for transporting LF camera gear.
During WW2 when gasoline was rationed my family would save ration coupons and car pool up every year. When I was a kid I remember them telling me that they have never seen the valley so pristine.
Motivation, anyone?
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