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IMG_4780.JPG1 viewsHaving left our heavy packs behind in the backpacker campground, we arrive at the brink of Nevada Falls. Entering the seemingly tranquil pools upstream of the footbridge has resulted in numerous park visitors being swept over the falls. We opt to descend the steeper "Mist Trail", and return by the longer Muir Tail with its grand views.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4781.JPG3 viewsCouds of water bathe the granite apron at the bottom of Nevada Falls.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4778.JPG3 viewsBunnell Cascade; the first of two steep drops on the Merced River within a mile of one another.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4777.JPG5 viewsOur camp was comfortable, but a bit close to our neighbors; the problem with getting closer to the trailhead. We get an early start for the backpacker campground in Little Yosemite Valley above Nevada Falls, so we can find a "site" and day hike into Yosemite Valley.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4776.JPG5 viewsAt 8:20 pm we opt to continue past Echo Canyon, entering a section where the trail crosses open granite slopes high above the Merced River in the narrow canyon below. Lenticular clouds appear to the northwest. The plan is to reach good camping below the footbridge just above Bunnell Cascade.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4775.JPG5 viewsMerced Lake has a ranger station and a High Sierra Camp that packs in tourists from Yosemite Valley. The mule-trains chew up the trail and litter it with dung. Our destination for this evening is Little Yosemite Valley, below the back of Half Dome, just coming into view on the right horizon. It is quite a ways yet, and as usual, it is getting late.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4773.JPG5 viewsOct 07, 2013
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IMG_4772.JPG5 viewsSierra Corn Lillies in a hanging valley around 8150' along Fletcher Creek, before its final drop to Merced Lake.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4771.JPG6 viewsA small waterfall along Fletcher Creek in a hanging valley around 8150'.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4766.JPG6 viewsOct 07, 2013
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IMG_4769.JPG6 viewsFletcher Creek cascades into a hanging valley around 8150', before its final drop to Merced Lake.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4764.JPG6 viewsFletcher Creek begins its first long cascade to Merced Lake.Oct 07, 2013
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