The Merced River is famous for its course through Yosemite Valley, but the road along its waters (one of the many that lead to the National Park) is almost as beautiful. The very own Ansel Adams took some of his less known photos while driving this road on his way in and out of Yosemite.

So I borrowed his image’s title for this post, and filled it with my own images taken on one very early morning a few months ago.