Yosemite; Lyell Fork, Merced River, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, July 17, 2010
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IMG_4801.JPG5 views
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IMG_4802.JPG3 viewsThe Professor sees a photo opportunity in the mist, compliments of Nevada Falls.
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IMG_4805.JPG3 viewsFlower and Nevada Falls.
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IMG_4806.JPG3 viewsThe back of Half Dome, Liberty Cap, and Nevada Falls from the John Muir Trail.
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IMG_4809.JPG5 viewsWe pause to take advantage of the low angle light. Fortunately, our camp is already set up and waiting for us, food stored in bear lockers; one advantage of the backpacker campground in Little Yosemite Valley.
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IMG_4811.JPG5 viewsFlowers, Liberty Cap, and Nevada Falls.
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IMG_4812.JPG5 viewsFlowers and Nevada Falls.
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IMG_4814.JPG4 viewsIndian Paintbrush and Nevada Falls; 8:48 pm and at least another mile to camp. We always bring our headlamps!
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IMG_4815.JPG7 viewsThe circus arrives at Half Dome. The Park Service does little to expedite this traffic jam, feigning a policy of non-interference in the "wilderness". They need to be reminded, they now enforce permits to ascend this trail, and installed the cables in the first place! The Snake Dike route 180 degrees around the dome, on the Valley side, is a much nicer climb up Half Dome.
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IMG_4822.JPG3 viewsLooking west from the top of Half Dome, from the left, Glacier Point and in lower left corner, the Glacier Point apron; Sentinel Rock, and Cathedral Rocks rise above and behind; El Capitan, partilally hidden across the Valley.
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IMG_4823.JPG4 viewsThe Merced River, which we followed from its source, meanders through the floor of the Valley.
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