This is a small copse of cottonwood trees in the middle of the Ahwahnee Meadow. Based on advice from a guide, I risked walking out to take the photo since everything in the meadow is dormant in winter. In any other season, this would be verboten. Yosemite Falls is out of frame to the right in the background.

February 15, 2018 — Yosemite National Park, California

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