Life in Yosemite

The flora and fauna of the Yosemite National Park are striking and diverse. I spotted this amazing coloured shoot with a stem as thick as my wrist growing among the sequoias.


The sequoias themselves, of course, are on a rather more grand scale.

We were also favoured with an up close sighting of Bambi.

And my favourite North American native animal, the common ground squirrel. They are so cute!

By far, the animal I saw most often in the park was homo sapiens. Tourists were everywhere and the hardest part of taking any photograph was waiting until no strangers had their heads in the shot. I was a little surprised by one sightseeing group, however. I don't know if they were really able to get the full effect of the views.