Autumn Oak Tree, Upper Yosemite Fall, Rain. Yosemite Valley, California. November 1, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved. (larger) A colorful autumn oak tree stands in a meadow on a rainy day with Upper Yosemite Fall beyond - Yosemite Valley, California. A photograph from my rainy weekend in Yosemite Valley back on November 1-2, 2008. It rained the entire time I was there, but this was wonderful because these conditions intensified the fall colors and created wonderful atmosphere and effects of mist, fog, and clouds. Here a nearby oak tree with autumn colors is seen with Upper Yosemite Fall faintly visible through the mist, and flowing strongly after coming back to life from the rain. Yosemite fans will notice that this is a very unusual photograph - it certainly is rare to be able to combine peak autumn foliage with a fully flowing Yosemite Fall! The key was a weekend of heavy rain that quickly raised the water levels in all creeks and transformed the nearly dry waterfalls into what you see here. This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.