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| Point Reyes Pinnacles Yosemite |
I was keen to give my new BMW i3 "Frost" some exercise. So I tested his all-electric range with trips to some local National Parks.
Point Reyes National Seashore
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| Elephant Seals Beach But only a couple of seals. |
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| Frost + Graham at Point Reyes |
Pinnacles National Park
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| Very steep trail |
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| Frost at Pinnacles |
Yosemite
A longer trip for Frost. We stopped for a quick top-up at Modesto and got more juice at Rush Creek lodge. It worked well!
Day One: Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall
An afternoon trip along a mix of the Mist Trail and the John Muir Trail.
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| Vernal Fall |
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| Vernal Fall, with rainbow! |
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| View back down to valley |
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| Vernal Fall looking down |
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| Half Dome + Liberty Cap |
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| Liberty Cap + Nevada Fall |
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| Top of Nevada Fall |
Day Two: Yosemite Point + Valley Views
Up the Upper Yosemite Falls Trail to Yosemite Point and then photos from the valley floor.
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| View to Half Dome A hazy shot into the dawn light unfortunately. |
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| View to Upper Yosemite Falls |
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| Another awkwardly lit shot of Half Dome |
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| River and pools above Yosemite Falls |
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| Yosemite Point |
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| Valley floor view to Half Dome |
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| El Capitan |
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| View down Valley, past El Capitan to Half Dome |
Day Three: Glacier Point + Valley Views
Up the Four Mile Trail to Glacier Point, down again, and then the valley floor.
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| Half Dome, from Glacier Point |
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| Scotsman at Glacier Point |
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| The path to Lower Yosemite Falls |
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| Lower Yosemite Falls |