Yosemite; Lyell Fork, Merced River, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, July 17, 2010
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IMG_4695.JPG1 viewsThe Cathedral Range over the Tuolumne River, looking south from the PCT.
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IMG_4699.JPG5 viewsWe could not start our backpack until the following day, the earliest date for which we were able to secure a wilderness permit. We ended up doing a day hike to Glen Aulin, then having to stay in a kind of "backpacker holding" campground.
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IMG_4704.JPG2 viewsSnack break at the foot bridge above Tuolumne Falls on the PCT.
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IMG_4705.JPG1 views
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IMG_4710.JPG5 viewsTuolumne Falls.
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IMG_4711.JPG5 viewsTuolumne Falls.
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IMG_4713.JPG3 viewsThe brink of White Cascade.
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IMG_4714.JPG4 viewsWhite Cascade at Glen Aulin.
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IMG_4715.JPG1 viewsWhite Cascade at Glen Aulin.
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IMG_4720.JPG1 viewsThe Tuolumne River, northwest of Tuolumne Meadows on the PCT.
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IMG_4725.JPG2 viewsFinally we are on or way heading southeast up the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River. This is the first day of our loop backpack.
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IMG_4727.JPG2 viewsLots of day hikers along this stretch of the Lyell Fork, not far from the campground in Tuolumne Meadows. This is one of the most beautiful areas I have hiked in.
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