Yosemite Park has put up a new blog post about the Cathedral Range, which is one of Project Yosemite’s favorite spots.
The Cathedral Range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range just south of Tuolumne Meadows inside Yosemite National Park. The granite foundations of the range were sculpted during the Pleistocene by glaciation, while the peaks – which were above the highest glaciation – remained untouched. The lack of glaciation gives the peaks a “spire-like” appearance. The range is named after Cathedral Peak, which rises 10,916 feet above sea level.
Project Yosemite is a collaboration by Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty, who have “teamed up to film Yosemite National Park like never before.” Their most EXCELLENT first film “Yosemite HD” is a must see. Links below.
From the Yosemite Park Blog:
Colin: “After capturing sunset from the summit of Cockscomb Peak Sheldon and I prepared for a night under the stars at 11,000 ft. We had hiked all day into the heart of the Cathedral Range to this spot and planned to stay for sunrise. As the last bit of light faded from the sky so did our view of neighboring peaks such as Echo Peaks, Cathedral Peak and Matthes Crest.
Following dinner we emerged from our warm sleeping bags to setup a few timelapses that would last a couple hours. As I setup my shot it was easy to forget where I was. My eyes had adjusted to the extreme brightness of my headlamp narrowing my vision down to a few feet. I couldn’t wait to see what was out there. I pointed my camera in the direction of the Milky Way, set focus and fired. 20 seconds later an image popped up on my camera LCD. In it I could see Matthes Crest standing there under the Milky Way. It was magic! In that moment I felt so much excitement. I still can’t believe that its possible to capture images like that.”
You can read the entire post (and check out the awesome full-size picture of the Cathedral Range!) HERE.
Yosemite Park’s blog can be found HERE.
Project Yosemite’s homepage is HERE.
The Yosemite HD film can be seen on Vimeo HERE. MUST SEE!