Reminiscences - Bridal Veil Falls

About 10 years ago, I was in Yosemite for a three day trip.  Late in the afternoon, I was returning to my hotel.  The sun was behind the peaks to the west and most of the magnificent valley was in shadow.  As I approached the western end of the valley, a view of Bridal Veil Falls opened to my left.  The light was resting on the cliff face just west of the falls.

Bridal Veil Falls drops 600 feet from the southern edge of the valley to a stream that feeds shortly into the Merced River.  For a sense of scale, Niagara Falls is 160 feet high...

I parked and took a few shots, then hung out while the color changed.  Moments before the light disappeared, I got this shot of Bridal Veil Falls from across the valley.