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Wildcat Falls II

This is my favorite of the lesser known waterfalls of Yosemite National Park. The falls cascade down from the high country but can only be seen in bits and pieces depending on where you are viewing it from.
This image was taken from the bottom of the falls where the water dumps into the pool and runs into a small creek that ultimately ends by joining the Merced River.

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Wildcat Falls II

This photograph unfolds like a quiet revelation at the base of Yosemite’s granite heart. Water spills down the dark, time‑worn rock face in a soft, silvery ribbon, its motion captured with velvety smoothness. The falls descend in layered sheets, each one catching the light differently—some sections glow almost white, others deepen into cool steel‑blue shadows.

At the bottom, the water gathers in a restless pool, its surface swirling with pale reflections before slipping into the narrow creek that winds out of frame. Moss‑draped boulders flank the scene, their surfaces slick and glistening, as if they’ve been breathing in the mist for centuries. The surrounding forest presses close—cedars and pines rising like dark sentinels—adding a deep green hush that makes the falls feel even more luminous.

You can almost hear it: the steady, resonant rush of water hitting stone; the softer patter of droplets drifting onto leaves; the low, earthy hum of a forest waking in early spring. The air feels cool and damp, tinged with the mineral scent of wet granite and the faint sweetness of new growth. It’s a place that feels hidden, intimate—one of those corners of Yosemite where the world narrows to water, rock, and breath.

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