Badger Pass Ski Area
We headed off on Glacier Point road towards the #18 TH.
On Glacier Point road toward TH #18
TH #18
Once on the trail, the temps through the day were in the 50s, the sky was blue, and the sun was shining. There was a visible dip in the snow where the trail had been traveled, and then covered again in fresh powder. We had to break trail for most of the day, but it was fun and exciting to enjoy the fresh fields of snow along with the solitude, and sounds of snow clumps falling off the tree branches.
Meadow along the way
About a mile or so from Dewey Point, we began to see the Yosemite high country through the trees.
Yosemite peaks through the trees
I backpacked through Dewey Point in February of 2015, but the views this time around I think were more astounding with the surrounding peaks covered in snow.
El Capitan
El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls
Crocker Point
I took couple of night photos from Dewey Point. There was a full moon on this weekend, but the sky was overcast for most of the early night. Now and then, the clouds would break, the moon would shine through, and reflect off the snow and granite and illuminate the landscape.
I tend prepare all my gear ahead of time, but Friday night I found myself rushing to pack. I ended up putting a 1.6x cropped lens on my full-frame DSLR camera. On the first photos I took, I noticed a black circle in my pictures, like looking through a telescope. It took me a while to realize my mistake with the lens. But it looked like a nice effect in some of the photos.
At Dewey Point
At Dewey Point at night
Yosemite view looking east from Dewey Point
A couple of more photos from the early morning. The moon was just setting when the sun was rising.
Moon setting
Sunrise
Yosemite view
TH14
We were the first group to arrive at Dewey Point for camping. By late afternoon, there were about 50 people camped along the rim. I had thought the weather forecast would have kept many people at home. Nonetheless, it was a fun trip.
I want to say thanks to those who had posted information about Dewey Point; it helped me with planning. Also, thanks to everyone who posts photos of their trips. It gives me ideas and keeps me busy planning new routes to explore.
Enjoy!
. Hope to get some solitude and hoping that our group can push through a bit farther 
. Will keep posted. Great shot of moon setting and El Cap.
