A long winter’s nap, perhaps? Dec 15, 2018

A long winter’s nap, perhaps?

Situated in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Yosemite gets a heavy dose of snow every winter. This makes for lovely scenes like the one in our image today, with icy branches framing the Stoneman Bridge, one of eight Yosemite Valley Bridges, each made with local stones.

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