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The eastern end of Tioga Road, looking up towards Yosemite NP
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There was a trapeze apparatus in the yard beside the gas station and souvenir shop
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The moon over the Ritter Range
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Ritter Range
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Cool moon
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Moon setting
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Tioga Road, CA-120, winds up and over the Ritter Range to reach Yosemite
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The road is snowbound as much as seven months per year.
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Impressive peaks flank the ascending road
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It's not hard to see why the mountain snowpack blocks this road for more than half the year
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In mid-May 2005, this road was still closed, buried under 12 feet of snow, and numeroous rockslides kept it closed until early July this year!
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Climbing higher into the snowy ridge
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Mammoth Peak, behind Ellery Lake
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Mammoth Peak, zoomed some
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An alpine stream winding down to Ellery Lake
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A steep slope reflected in Tioga Lake
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Welcome to Yosemite National Park!
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Tenaya Lake, seen from Tioga Road
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Nice views from Tioga Road
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A distinctive slope that Tioga Road cuts through
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Fairview Dome and Medicott Dome
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Medicott Dome, over Tenaya Lake
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North Dome, from Olmsted Point
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