As the warm weather melts the Sierra snowpack, Yosemite features thundering waterfalls, blooming wildflowers, and flooding tent camps, parking lots and roads.
With the hot spring weather melting the Sierra snowpack, Yosemite National Park is poised for flooding. Spending time in the park right before that happens is absolute magic. Here's what it looked like.
Hikers don rain jackets to hike back from Vernal and Nevada Falls along the dripping John Muir Trail.Ashley HarrellAshley Harrell
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