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SNOW COVERED BRANCHES Fresh snowfall creates a beautiful winter scene in the early morning hours after a cold night. W INTER IS A SPECIAL TIME TO VISIT AND PHOTOGRAPH W VISIT AND PHOTOGRAPH WYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. WYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. W COLD NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES MERGE INTO FROSTY MORNINGS AND AFTER STORMS, FRESH SNOW HANGS FROM THE TREES AND BLANKETS THE GRANITE WALLS. AS THE DAYTIME TEMPERATURE WARMS, A GENTLE MIST OFTEN RISES IN THE MEADOWS WHILE THE LOW ANGLE OF THE SUN SOFTENS THE LIGHT. AS YOU WALK AROUND, THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUIET — INTIMATE — BEAUTIFUL. 146 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 ICE CRYSTALS ON THE MERCED RIVER Cold early mornings create dramatic abstract patterns in the ice along the shore of the Merced River.