As you drive into the valley, The Three Brothers first make their appearance across the Merced River on the left.  The clouds helped make this particular shot more spectacular.

     This is probably my all-time favorite picture of Half Dome.  The light was perfect, the snow magnificent.  It just ended up being an almost perfect picture.  I think the only thing that would have made it better would be if there had been some clouds overhead.  This shot was taken from Sentinal Bridge which leads away from the village area.

     We drove into the valley on several days during this trip.  The view from Inspiration Point has always been stunning, but was even more so during the wintertime.  There wasn't much water coming over any of the waterfalls at this time.  There was just a trickle at Bridalveil which you can just see on the right.

     I put this particular picture in because I liked the way the snow was tufted on top of the rocks at the side of the Merced River.  They give the impression of "snow mushrooms."  Even though it got cold at night, daytime temperatures were warm enough to keep the river from freezing over.