Mariposa, United States

The Merced rages each spring, and cascades down the falls in Yosemite national Park, whichI will post eventually, but we stayed an hour outside Yosemite National Park, renting a cottage in Mariposa. Each day we journeyed along the road beside the Merced, stopping to photograph its power and beauty. The flowers were in full bloom, lining the shores as we traveled with yellow and purple carpets. Yosemite was splendid, but so was the countryside that leads to that 12 mile chunk of granite that was carved by THIS river.