High Sierra Ice Skating

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Re: High Sierra Ice Skating

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Very cool video's JD. Would be interesting to make a skating video by
moonlight, and maybe also with some colored lighting/flares/sparklers.
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thanks Mav. Funny you should mention the moon light. Here's a montage of just that with the eclipse.
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John

Outstanding!

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Thanks John for some more jaw dropping videos!
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That sure was fun to watch. And I love the eclipse photo. Thanks.
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frozen lake in yosemite?

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Can anyone recommend a frozen lake where i can ice skate in Yosemite since Tioga road is close? Thanks
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The season is back upon us, but I'm afraid this year it will be short lived- here's a couple of vids from last year. They all start looking alike....

Ritter Range
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZLEqJ_Aak" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZLEqJ_Aak[/youtube]

Long Valley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8US-sVPmqqw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8US-sVPmqqw[/youtube]

Tuolumne River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO7Me2AClsY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO7Me2AClsY[/youtube]

Lyell Fork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EeBKVnWLE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EeBKVnWLE[/youtube]
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