Last additions - Yosemite; Lyell Fork, Merced River, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, July 17, 2010
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IMG_4751.JPG6 viewsSomewhere along Fletcher Creek. We have descended to the point where there are now pines in these sub alpine meadows. A nice place for some lunch.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4748.JPG4 viewsThe Professor pauses above Evelyn Lake; 10334'.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4744.JPG6 viewsTarn in meadow at 10424' east of Evelyn Lake. It is early in the season, and the meadows are saturated with recent snowmelt. The mosquitoes are a force to be reckoned with!Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4741.JPG5 viewsIn keeping with our late start, we stop late, deciding to camp on the saddle separating the Lyell Canyon and Merced River drainages, at 10585'. We took advantage of shade in the cooler part of the day to do our climbing. There are few mosquitoes in this drier exposed plateau, and there is water close by. The Professor is exhausted, so I run back to down the trail to get water from melting snow banks to prepare dinner.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4746.JPG5 viewsOct 07, 2013
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IMG_4743.JPG5 viewsIt is now 9:10 pm. South of our camp, the last direct sunlight on Amelia Earhart Peak. Mt. Lyell, the highest point in Yosemtie, is in the background, just right of center. Ireland Lake lies in front of Amelia Earhart Peak.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4740.JPG5 viewsOct 07, 2013
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IMG_4737.JPG6 viewsFlowers along Ireland Creek, west of, and above Lyell Canyon.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4728.JPG3 viewsPerhaps 3 1/2 miles or so along the Lyell Fork from Tuolumne Meadows. Our turnoff, and steeper climbing is at mile 6.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4730.JPG6 viewsWe investigate a cascade along the Lyell Fork about a mile before our turnoff which climbs southwest, alongside Ireland Creek.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4732.JPG4 viewsOct 07, 2013
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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.Oct 07, 2013
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