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IMG_4746.JPG2 viewsOct 07, 2013

IMG_4743.JPG2 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

IMG_4740.JPG3 viewsOct 07, 2013

IMG_4737.JPG2 viewsFlowers along Ireland Creek, west of, and above Lyell Canyon.Oct 07, 2013

IMG_4728.JPG2 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

IMG_4730.JPG2 viewsWe investigate a cascade along the Lyell Fork about a mile before our turnoff which climbs southwest, alongside Ireland Creek.Oct 07, 2013

IMG_4732.JPG3 viewsOct 07, 2013

IMG_4725.JPG1 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

IMG_4727.JPG1 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.Oct 07, 2013