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Bridalveil Fall & Yosemite Falls |
Plus Yosemite National Park and El
Capitan |
| Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent
waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California. (Yes it is Bridalveil Fall
NOT Bridalveil Falls - see photo of the
sign below)
The Ahwahneechee tribe believed that Bridalveil Fall was home to a vengeful spirit named Pohono which guarded the entrance to the valley, and that those leaving the valley must not look directly into the waterfall lest they be cursed. They also believed that inhaling the mist of Bridalveil Fall would improve one's chances of marriage. Bridalveil Fall is 620 feet and flows year round. The primary source of Bridalveil Falls is Ostrander Lake, some 9.9 miles to the south. When the wind blows briskly, the waterfall will appear to be falling sideways. During lesser water flow, the falls often don't reach the ground. Because of this, the Ahwahneechee Native Americans called this waterfall Pohono, which means Spirit of the Puffing Wind. |
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| This first set of photos of Bridalveil Fall were taken from the pathway up to the fall. It was fun because the mist from the fall set the scene just as if it was raining, so of course we got pretty wet. | |
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| Karen protects her new camera from the mist | the mist is all over the camera lens and us, but made an interesting shot. |
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A beautiful rainbow - even
though there is a strong layer of mist on camera lens. |
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The two RV Gypsies get
closer (and very wet) at Bridalveil Fall |
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These photos were taken
from a path below the falls, walking towards El Capitan |
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These photos were taken
across the road by El Capitan |
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| ABOVE & BELOW - see how many different views we can get from the same place just by moving a touch or bending a touch. | |
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different views of Bridalveil
Fall |
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YOSEMITE FALLS |
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upper & lower falls |
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lower fall
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Thank you for viewing the
falls please continue on to one of the other 3 photo sections below. (menus help the photos load faster - in case you have a slower computer) |
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Bridalveil Fall |
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| AFTER you have viewed
all 4 photo sections above, please continue on to San Francisco, California |