IMG_6003.JPG3 viewsDespite walking about 4 miles from the obscure trailhead, our camp was probably too close to the Tioga Pass trailhead to be legal by Yosemite standards.
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IMG_6034.JPG3 views A male Willow Ptarmigan, a member of the grouse family, and its mate above Gaylor Lakes basin.
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IMG_6062.JPG3 viewsHere, huge Saddlebag Lake came into view to the northeast.
IMG_6068.JPG3 viewsSuncups made travel slower, but safer on the steeper slopes.
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IMG_6075.JPG3 viewsChecking our position just west of Maul Lake.
IMG_6076.JPG3 viewsEntering the zone of confusion. The Secor book states camping is prohibited in the area near the Carnegie Institute Experimental Station. The Forest Service Rangers who issued our permit knew nothing about that.