Merced River, Yosemite Valley The headwaters of the Merced are in the Clark Range. It was flowing dramatically through Yosemite Valley when I took this photo in early June, 2011. The Merced has produced prodigious floods in the valley, notably in January, 1997. Below the valley, the river flows through the narrow Merced River Canyon
Merced River, Yosemite Valley The leaves on the trees were still more green than yellow when I took this photo from the river bank near Pohono Bridge.
Merced River, Yosemite Valley As I walked in the snow along the shore of the Merced, I saw this raft of autumn leaves upstream. It quietly came my way and slowed its journey as if posing for my photo. I liked the feeling of an impressionist painting. The streaks of white are wet snow flakes on their way down.
