Mystic El Cap

I was watching the forecast the week of March 22 for Yosemite Valley, and there was also a post in the CANP forum discussing conditions. As the weekend neared, the forecast would change literally by the hour, so I was torn between heading up to the park or heading toward Death Valley/Eastern Sierras for the weekend. The park finally reopened under restricted hours, and the temp was right on the verge of rain/snow, so I decided to take a chance and try to catch the tail end of the storm.

On the way into the park, HWY 140 looked like a tornado had ripped through the canyon. Countless downed trees lined the road and there looked to be about 5 separate mudslides (if not more). This shot was taken on Sat. March 26, during a break in the sleet that was coming down. It was my first experience in the park with snow and my second experience shooting in the park in general, so I was still learning the lay of the land, and I hadn't done too much research so was doing lots of driving/hiking and scouting for comps. Although my goal is to strive for unique comps of places, especially those as well shot as Yosemite, I also try not to get wrapped up in that aspect of shooting, so this shot seemed "unique" to me as I had to "post-hole" my way through thigh deep snow and wade in ankle deep water to get this vantage point, then wait for a break in the clouds. I was inspired to take this shot when the conditions unfolded, so totally unique or not, this is what I came away with. I already CAN'T WAIT for the snow to return next year and can hopefully get into the park earlier in the winter season.

I just noticed there was more discussion to the Yosemite post in the forum, so here's a little follow up in case people were curious how things panned out.
Sat March 26th was great-snow/sleet but no wind and nice atmosphere all around the park
Sun March 27th had a great sunrise as clouds began to build, then mostly overcast all day with rain which pretty much stripped the trees of any residual snow-clouded in for sunset
Monday March 28-bluebird and all snow was gone from the tree branches but water was gushing!

Any comments on this photo and how it can be improved are always welcome and appreciated-thanks for looking