Pink sky over Yosemite

Mountain ridgeline, with waterfall, and a pink sky reflected in water below.

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mimi Ditchie captured this image on April 18, 2019. She wrote: “I was taking photos in Yosemite Valley at dusk and was about to leave when the sky became pink. The color was reflected in a pond on the valley floor.” Thank you, Mimi!

Read about Yosemite Valley from the U.S. National Park Service

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