00:00 Introduction to Yosemite National Park Flooding 00:50 Merced River Raging Rapids 01:13 Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls Roaring Loud 01:42 Upper Yosemite Falls 02:01 Walking up the Yosemite Falls Trail to the bottom 02:57 Shaping Yosemite Valley - Rocks tumble and crash 03:25 Continuing the hike to lower Yosemite Falls 03:40 Horizontal Rain Storm! 04:42 A Closer look at the very cold melted snow rushing over boulders 05:52 Riding Bikes near Awahanee Hotel 06:00 New Falls re-emerging due to the heavy snow melt! 06:45 Merced River looking very full, but not yet flooding 07:08 Peak at Half Dome 08:14 A better view of Half Dome with Snow 08:24 The Ahwanee closed at noon and all visitors checked out. 08:33 Bear Alert 08:44 Yosemite Valley Map 09:02 Merced River as it passes Upper Yosemite Campgrounds 10:08 Zooming in on all the falls! 11:18 High Water at the Sentinel Bridge 11:55 View of Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge 12:10 Bridalveil Fall
John Muir would have loved this moment in time. He more than anyone fought against many human forces to preserve this magical valley for millions and millions of people to enjoy and appreciate far into the future and long past his time on this earth. He lived in a time, the late 1800's, when preservation of nature was considered strange, eccentric, and needless. A century after his death undamaged and unexploited nature is now rare in this world.
Imagine being the first person or persons to come upon this place how awe inspiring. Yosemite is a one of a kind place and should be on everyone’s bucket lists.
I went to Yosemite a few years ago and the water falls did not look like this! I know it’s a harbinger of oncoming floods but DAMN that is mother nature at her most magnificent! Well done Gaia… well done!
This footage is just soooooooooooo beautiful. Thank you for your fine camera work, and letting us enjoy without commentary. This a magical world of powerful nature. How lucky I was to have lived and worked there. This makes me "homesick."
For about 20 years my younger brother and I hiked in Yosemite. It was a 210 mile drive for us, the line to get permits was long, so we never bothered and just went. Late spring snows had delayed the opening of Tioga Pass. Our last hike, 40 years ago, we hiked up Tenaya Canyon about 13 miles and on to Tenaya Lake, spending the night there....for two days, after leaving the valley, we saw no sign of anyone else. On the third day and as we began to near Half Dome, we began to see a few stragglers. We climbed Half Dome, then hiked down to the valley floor, got our vehicle and drove home. Although I have driven through Yosemite on many occasions since (have a senior pass) and will do again shortly, I always recall that memorable hike where we saw NO people for the better part of two days. On another hike, one of my brothers didn't get off work until 11pm, so we never left until he joined us. We drove most of the night, arriving before daybreak and hiked up the Mist Trail to the Little Yosemite Valley in the dark, and decided to take a nap before continuing. Something awoke me to see a bear, which had taken a Cool Whip bowl out of my pack and which had been right by my head, while I don't recall what I had had in it, the bear had licked it clean while about six feet from me. Lucky for me, whatever was in the bowl was tastier than me. Now I read David Paulides books about all of these missing people...the biggest cluster being in Yosemite and I sort of cringe. WHAT really happens to ALL of these people? Do they spend their lives harvesting strange crops under the light of an even stranger looking greenish sun? Shortly, my wife and I will drive through Yosemite on our way to Rosswell, NM, to pay a visit to the UFO museum there. I've been there previously, but my wife never has. In my life, I have had four and up close UFO experiences, but that's another story. BHE
I love you Yosemite Living in Merced "the gateway to Yosemite" As a child in the 5th grade our school "Margaret Sheehy" Would send each class to Camp Green Meadows every year for a week We would go with other 5th grade class. All of the 5th grade classes in the district had a chance to go. It was a great incentive for being a good kid, no one wanted to miss that trip. With helicopter parenting being a thing nowadays I doubt that this program still exist. Man these kids don't realize what they're missing.
It looks so breathtaking and majestic! I haven’t had the opportunity to visited Yosemite National Park yet… I definitely want to go there someday…🏞️😍❤ Thank you so much for creating and sharing this amazing video!
I was at Yosemite April 17-21, 2023 and it was beautiful. There were parts of the park closed because of snow and storm damage. At that time it was still 41 degrees in the valley with lots of visible snow but even then I knew the snow pack was going to melt quickly soon. The waterfalls are an awesome site to see.. I love Yosemite and can’t wait to get back.
Robert, It's been fourty years ago when many family members and myself hiked up to the top of Yosemite Falls. We arrived at the park about 2, and soon started the hike, reached the top about 150' to the left of the falls quite late in the afternoon and spent the night camped there. The next morning, I made my way over towards the fall. One cannot see it from the valley floor, but the water flows though a 'canyon' which is about 100' wide and 50' or so deep. About 200' back from the fall is a bridge which crosses over the flowing water. I crossed the bridge, worked my way down into the 'canyon' of the swiftly flowing water, and right out to where it shoots out into space. I virtually had the tip of the toes of my shoes on the lip with the water to my right loudly shooting out into space right beside me, 20 or so feet, before taking its inevitable plunge. After a moment, I grew a little dizzy and backed up a bit, but to this day, this remains the most iconinic moment of my life and think about it often. Seems like many places I go (DR's offices and such) there will be a photo of Yosemite Falls hanging on the wall and I can never look at it without thinking back to that moment. BHE
So grateful for this moment in time. I was about 45 minutes from the park at a different park that day and decided not to go because closures due to prospective flooding.
Thank you sharing your adventures with us. I haven’t been to Yosemite in years, and the last time the creeks were just a trickle. So wonderful to see rivers and creeks so full.
God bless word God calming song kingdom people have to realize people pray for the Lord Jesus coming soon wake up people stand up and pray I love the Yosemite park thanks❤
I’ve been there twice including a summit on Half Dome. Both times in May. Spring is the best time to catch all the falls in the valley. This year should been especially good good with all the snow melt.
Great video !! Thanks for taking the time to do this. Yosemite Falls are awesome. I have never seen them so full. Oh my gosh. We have hiked all the hikes, including Half Dome twice, and use to snow camp there with the family between Christmas and New Years. It was always beautiful, as always. I have been looking for Lee Stetson, who would perform at the Yosemite theater as John Muir. He was John Muir. Do you have any information of his status or where he might be performing? Again, thanks for this great video. Tom Larsen
I live in Nor Cal and have been going to Yosemite my whole life. I've hiked all over the place, been up half dome 4 times, up the 4 mile trail numerous times, hiked from Happy Isles to May lake and back in one day, been there in many autumns, winters and fall but I've actually never been there in the spring time. It's amazing to see such flows when I've seen upper Yosemite falls and bridal veil falls a wispy ribbon that doesn't make it to the ground so many times. Fall became my least desirable time to go as seems every September there's a very smoky fire making it a bad visit. Thanks for posting!
Wow. What amazing footage. Image quality is excellent. I always went later in summer, July, Aug, when waterfalls were a trickle compared to this. The spray itself was impressive. I felt myself getting excited as we got closer. Nicely edited. Who would not be stoked to be able to post a video like this? Thank-you for sharing. So good. Great timing.
PARK UPDATE: Yosemite Valley is open for day use on April 30 and fully reopen on May 1 Yosemite Valley is open Sunday from 7 am to 8 pm for day-use only with very limited services. Yosemite Valley will reopen fully on Monday at 7 am.
With all the snow they got I knew they would have flooding. And it’s not over yet. Just wait till end of May and early June it’s going to get worse. I bet they will have rock slides with all the water going in the cracks of the cliffs
@@hikesteepfishhigh i SERIOUSLY doubt that. its a very common illness. many campers who dont properly filter or treat their water can get it. also giardia can have a 2 week incubation period so people may not even link it to a camping trip. not sure where you get your info from but its not accurate
@@billshun3963 any natural water source in nature will harbor parasites from animal waste. They are ubiquitous especially in fresh water . i was on a kayak trip once and got giardia just from getting some on my face (not drinking it)
00:00 Introduction to Yosemite National Park Flooding
00:50 Merced River Raging Rapids
01:13 Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls Roaring Loud
01:42 Upper Yosemite Falls
02:01 Walking up the Yosemite Falls Trail to the bottom
02:57 Shaping Yosemite Valley - Rocks tumble and crash
03:25 Continuing the hike to lower Yosemite Falls
03:40 Horizontal Rain Storm!
04:42 A Closer look at the very cold melted snow rushing over boulders
05:52 Riding Bikes near Awahanee Hotel
06:00 New Falls re-emerging due to the heavy snow melt!
06:45 Merced River looking very full, but not yet flooding
07:08 Peak at Half Dome
08:14 A better view of Half Dome with Snow
08:24 The Ahwanee closed at noon and all visitors checked out.
08:33 Bear Alert
08:44 Yosemite Valley Map
09:02 Merced River as it passes Upper Yosemite Campgrounds
10:08 Zooming in on all the falls!
11:18 High Water at the Sentinel Bridge
11:55 View of Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge
12:10 Bridalveil Fall
My husband and I eloped to Yosemite and we had the time of our lives there. And 20 years later we still love Yosemite! It’s majestic and gorgeous.
I hope those there actually realize how special a moment this is.
I was there. We did ❤❤❤
I'll be there in August, I can't wait :].
John Muir would have loved this moment in time. He more than anyone fought against many human forces to preserve this magical valley for millions and millions of people to enjoy and appreciate far into the future and long past his time on this earth. He lived in a time, the late 1800's, when preservation of nature was considered strange, eccentric, and needless. A century after his death undamaged and unexploited nature is now rare in this world.
@@davidmarshall718 ❤
Imagine being the first person or persons to come upon this place how awe inspiring. Yosemite is a one of a kind place and should be on everyone’s bucket lists.
yup, agreed!
Incredible!!!
I went to Yosemite a few years ago and the water falls did not look like this! I know it’s a harbinger of oncoming floods but DAMN that is mother nature at her most magnificent! Well done Gaia… well done!
Beautiful and Amazing video. Thank you! Memory lane...
Soooo beautiful. Thank you.
Everything is so gorgeous 😍
This footage is just soooooooooooo beautiful. Thank you for your fine camera work, and letting us enjoy without commentary. This a magical world of powerful nature. How lucky I was to have lived and worked there. This makes me "homesick."
Thank you very much!!
Breathtaking literally.❤️
Wow, waterfalls everywhere, awesome, i bet u had a great time, great photography. 👍👍
Beautiful.
To the falls so full is wonderful
Thank you.
Breathtaking pictures. Love Yosemite. My favorite place to go. My husband and I went every year. Can never get enough of Yosemite
For about 20 years my younger brother and I hiked in Yosemite. It was a 210 mile drive for us, the line to get permits was long, so we never bothered and just went. Late spring snows had delayed the opening of Tioga Pass. Our last hike, 40 years ago, we hiked up Tenaya Canyon about 13 miles and on to Tenaya Lake, spending the night there....for two days, after leaving the valley, we saw no sign of anyone else. On the third day and as we began to near Half Dome, we began to see a few stragglers. We climbed Half Dome, then hiked down to the valley floor, got our vehicle and drove home. Although I have driven through Yosemite on many occasions since (have a senior pass) and will do again shortly, I always recall that memorable hike where we saw NO people for the better part of two days.
On another hike, one of my brothers didn't get off work until 11pm, so we never left until he joined us. We drove most of the night, arriving before daybreak and hiked up the Mist Trail to the Little Yosemite Valley in the dark, and decided to take a nap before continuing. Something awoke me to see a bear, which had taken a Cool Whip bowl out of my pack and which had been right by my head, while I don't recall what I had had in it, the bear had licked it clean while about six feet from me. Lucky for me, whatever was in the bowl was tastier than me.
Now I read David Paulides books about all of these missing people...the biggest cluster being in Yosemite and I sort of cringe. WHAT really happens to ALL of these people? Do they spend their
lives harvesting strange crops under the light of an even stranger looking greenish sun?
Shortly, my wife and I will drive through Yosemite on our way to Rosswell, NM, to pay a visit to the UFO museum there. I've been there previously, but my wife never has. In my life, I have had four and up close UFO experiences, but that's another story.
BHE
I love you Yosemite
Living in Merced "the gateway to Yosemite"
As a child in the 5th grade our school "Margaret Sheehy"
Would send each class to Camp Green Meadows every year for a week We would go with other 5th grade class. All of the 5th grade classes in the district had a chance to go. It was a great incentive for being a good kid, no one wanted to miss that trip. With helicopter parenting being a thing nowadays I doubt that this program still exist. Man these kids don't realize what they're missing.
Flood stage yosemite is incredible 😊
Great video! Thank you for sharing
It looks so breathtaking and majestic! I haven’t had the opportunity to visited Yosemite National Park yet… I definitely want to go there someday…🏞️😍❤ Thank you so much for creating and sharing this amazing video!
This would be the time to go for awesome photographs!
This is the time!!
Absolutely BREATHTAKING! Love music also....Superb; Thank U, again....😁
THANK YOU!
Holy !!!!!! I live on the east coast, I don't get to see scenes like that here. Spectacular. Thank you.
Water is Life :-)
In 1983..... I got into the valley the morning after the Queen of England got driven out..... I never forget
So majestic. Thanks for uploading.
I was at Yosemite April 17-21, 2023 and it was beautiful. There were parts of the park closed because of snow and storm damage. At that time it was still 41 degrees in the valley with lots of visible snow but even then I knew the snow pack was going to melt quickly soon. The waterfalls are an awesome site to see.. I love Yosemite and can’t wait to get back.
Robert, It's been fourty years ago when many family members and myself hiked up to the top of Yosemite Falls. We arrived at the park about 2, and soon started the hike, reached the top about 150' to the left of the falls quite late in the afternoon and spent the night camped there. The next morning, I made my way over towards the fall. One cannot see it from the valley floor, but the water flows though a 'canyon' which is about 100' wide and 50' or so deep. About 200' back from the fall is a bridge which crosses over the flowing water. I crossed the bridge, worked my way down into the 'canyon' of the swiftly flowing water, and right out to where it shoots out into space. I virtually had the tip of the toes of my shoes on the lip with the water to my right loudly shooting out into space right beside me, 20 or so feet, before taking its inevitable plunge. After a moment, I grew a little dizzy and backed up a bit, but to this day, this remains the most iconinic moment of my life and think about it often. Seems like many places I go (DR's offices and such) there will be a photo of Yosemite Falls hanging on the wall and I can never look at it without thinking back to that moment. BHE
I actually got to work there. It was pretty wonderful. The stars at night were magical.
Amazing video, thanks
thanks!
I know I can’t have it. But drone footage would be spectacular. But this is fabulous. Thanks for sharing this.
Agreed! I might investigate launching the drone from outside the boundary to see what can be seen, legally.
I would love to visit Yosemite right now. What a view! Thanks for sharing!!!
Happy those who have been to this place at least once
At least once, recommended for all.
Fantastic footage!
Thank you Cat.
So Spectacular!
Merced is absolutely raging down the valley. Still feet of snow to melt.. awesome sights. Thank you for sharing.
Was there that Friday - so grateful to have experienced that day!
It was a great day
So grateful for this moment in time. I was about 45 minutes from the park at a different park that day and decided not to go because closures due to prospective flooding.
Thank you sharing your adventures with us. I haven’t been to Yosemite in years, and the last time the creeks were just a trickle. So wonderful to see rivers and creeks so full.
I love that first view from the road to the Tioga Road. I always stop there.
I used to drive past it, not knowing how the view was looking straight down to the Merced river. Now I stop.
Amazing!
It is amazing to see Yosemite fall with full of water. I saw it but always the water is rather small.
Gives Breath Of The Wild Vibes
God bless word God calming song kingdom people have to realize people pray for the Lord Jesus coming soon wake up people stand up and pray I love the Yosemite park thanks❤
Someday I hope to see this in person! Beautiful!
Nice camera work. Thanks
Thank you very much!
Wonderful Video
Thanks!
I’ve been there twice including a summit on Half Dome. Both times in May. Spring is the best time to catch all the falls in the valley. This year should been especially good good with all the snow melt.
It’ll be a good summer to raft the Merced. Wow
Yup should be a great summer.
I was gonna be there rn😭
I'm camped a little ways outside the park hoping that 120 opens before i have to leave on the 22nd!!
Great video !! Thanks for taking the time to do this. Yosemite Falls are awesome. I have never seen them so full. Oh my gosh.
We have hiked all the hikes, including Half Dome twice, and use to snow camp there with the family between Christmas and New Years. It was always beautiful, as always.
I have been looking for Lee Stetson, who would perform at the Yosemite theater as John Muir. He was John Muir. Do you have any information of his status or where he might be performing?
Again, thanks for this great video.
Tom Larsen
I live in Nor Cal and have been going to Yosemite my whole life. I've hiked all over the place, been up half dome 4 times, up the 4 mile trail numerous times, hiked from Happy Isles to May lake and back in one day, been there in many autumns, winters and fall but I've actually never been there in the spring time. It's amazing to see such flows when I've seen upper Yosemite falls and bridal veil falls a wispy ribbon that doesn't make it to the ground so many times. Fall became my least desirable time to go as seems every September there's a very smoky fire making it a bad visit. Thanks for posting!
I expect the falls to be booming for several more months.
Wow. What amazing footage. Image quality is excellent.
I always went later in summer, July, Aug, when waterfalls were a trickle compared to this.
The spray itself was impressive.
I felt myself getting excited as we got closer. Nicely edited.
Who would not be stoked to be able to post a video like this?
Thank-you for sharing. So good. Great timing.
Thanks! yup 4K 60 FPS HDR lighting make amazing video on the iPhone 14 Pro
PARK UPDATE: Yosemite Valley is open for day use on April 30 and fully reopen on May 1
Yosemite Valley is open Sunday from 7 am to 8 pm for day-use only with very limited services. Yosemite Valley will reopen fully on Monday at 7 am.
current conditions: www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
Where does all this water go?
God was at his best when he created Yosemite
Someone needs to get into Hetch Hetchy and see what's going on there.
Maybe I can get there
Profoundly beautiful!! Dont need the music to emphasize that - just the natural sounds would be great! Thx!
Be Careful this year Undermined Chunks of Granite will be Falling Loose off the Cliffs...
good point.
Why play music over nature sounds??!
Can you please share the make and model of your video/camera that you used to film this? Thank you.
Sure no problem
The entire video was made with iPhone 14 Pro. Mounted on a gimbal most of the time, with HDR on, in 4K 60 FPS and Stereo audio recording on.
Also, I edit in Final Cut Pro and export as 4K 10 bit HLG wide gamut to get UA-cam to recognize the HDR capability.
@@NedVenture thank you so much! the quality is so crisp and clear.
My reservation in April for Housekeeping Camp got canceled. 😭
bummer.
So as of now, the park I’m guessing will remain closed for some time?
Today they are allowing day trips only for the time being, no over night stays so far, I will post an update on that later.
Did you try to hike to Vernal Falls? Was it closed off?
They were closing the park and parking lots were full of kicked out campers from the campgrounds.
Would like to know the name of the font in your title Yosemite 2023. Very unique. Thank you Sir.
it is KORATAKI inside Final Cut Pro
Would like to know what camera you used for the footage.
IPhone 14 Pro for all footage. Some zoomed in shot appear a bit grainy but does a fine job. The phone is mounted to a gimble most of the time.
Bet it’s amazing without the crowds!
On this day, parking was easy, as most people were leaving.
With all the snow they got I knew they would have flooding. And it’s not over yet. Just wait till end of May and early June it’s going to get worse. I bet they will have rock slides with all the water going in the cracks of the cliffs
They are now allowing day trips only.
Great. No inane commentary by id!ots that love the sound of their own voices!
I wonder if anyone has been able to set out on the Pacific Crest Train this year. Lots of snow and the Merced River must be virtually impassable.
there is still 15 feet of snow on the passes and 15 miles more to clear of the highways.
@@NedVenture Global cooling at work. The sun has been in a state of minimal activity since 2007. The earth has been cooling ever since.
I think your shutter speed is slow
Why are there so many more trees in the valley than 100 years ago? Spoils the views!
Guess the closure was a mistake
"Abundance of Caution"
It had to close - in order to protect people from their own stupidity.
And they closed the park, because…. Stupid people get to close and die…..
can you contract giardia by breathing in the mist?
hhhmmm I never thought of that!
there has never been a case of giardia from Yosemite. research it....
@@hikesteepfishhigh i SERIOUSLY doubt that. its a very common illness. many campers who dont properly filter or treat their water can get it. also giardia can have a 2 week incubation period so people may not even link it to a camping trip. not sure where you get your info from but its not accurate
@@kellymulderino7156 I don’t think the park water is contaminated.
@@billshun3963 any natural water source in nature will harbor parasites from animal waste. They are ubiquitous especially in fresh water . i was on a kayak trip once and got giardia just from getting some on my face (not drinking it)
Beautiful