They had Hwy 120 completely closed into Yosemite mid-week due to a fire near the intersection of Hwy 49. The smoke coming over Tioga Pass was miserable, and Mono Lk barely visible from Hwy 395 just a few yards away. Two days later, a completely different story as the wind shifted, and everything about the Lake was clear and sparkly. In Yosemite Valley, the haze is often miserable in summer due to all the damn campfires they illogically permit, plus the smog coming up from the central valley. A hot sneezy place in summer. The last summertime I was seriously in the Park, I was way up in the Lyell Fork, having crossed over the top from the south, with nobody else in sight for an entire week except the guy backpacking with me. A tiny wisp of smoke from fires lower down created just the exact amount of softening in the evening light I was hoping for, at least for the sake of color film. In the morning it was totally crisp, and more suited to black and white work. But I gotta stop pontificating and start developing film, cleaning my gear, etc. Gosh, Vaughn, after this viral mess settles down, I'd sure like to see some of your carbon and pt/pd prints in person.
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