![]() ![]() ![]() Late spring to early summer is when Mirror Lake lives up to its name. Experience the symphony of sounds that comes with visiting Yosemite in spring. Mirror Lake Tip: Try visiting late in the day…there’s nothing quite like a golden Yosemite sunset lighting up the massive face of Half Dome. Artful, yes, but please follow Nature’s Rules by refraining from adding to the collection and embrace the Leave No Trace ethos when visiting the Park. On the north side of the Mirror Lake is a “secret staircase” to the “Cairn Garden” where visitors have stacked rocks over the years. If the conditions are right, there are opportunities for stunning reflections in early spring before peak season arrives in summer. This is a great time to walk the paved main route or bike with the family. Photo: Damian Riley SpringĪs winter eases into early spring, the days warm in Yosemite Valley and the range of activities opens up. Whether you end up visiting Mirror Lake or Mirror Meadow, you’ll find other extraordinary scenery around you. Winter brings the fewest people as well as an incredible opportunity for evocative photographs and winter wildlife spotting, not to mention a different type of reflection… self-reflection. Snow and ice clinging to rock faces perched high above, leafless willows in feathery counterpoint to the dark conifers boughs, ghostly clearings where Tenaya Creek will soon pool. Serenity is the name of the game for winters at Mirror Lake. Transitioning from snowmelt-fed creek to still pond and then Mirror Meadow, each phase conjures up a fresh state of mind as well as new things to do. The seasonality of Mirror Lake is its wild card. But the rest of the year (and nearly year-round when winter is stingy with the white stuff) Mirror Lake transforms into Mirror Meadow, displaying unique seasonal moods and offering visitors the chance to get outdoorsy in creative ways with fewer people in this ephemeral “palace of dreams”. Yes, for a brief (and busy) spell in late spring through early summer this way station of snowmelt yields pixel-perfect reflections and a prime venue to cool your toes. ![]()
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