Yosemite; Lyell Fork, Merced River, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, July 17, 2010

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IMG_4887.JPG13 viewsEast of Lyell Fork, Tuolumne Meadows.

IMG_4833.JPG11 viewsThe Professor has a moment of solitude on the prow of Half Dome overlooking Yosemite Valley.

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IMG_4771.JPG10 viewsA small waterfall along Fletcher Creek in a hanging valley around 8150'.

IMG_4815.JPG10 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.

IMG_4836.JPG10 viewsCloser; looking northeast from the top of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant. Matterhorn Peak, on Yosemite's northern border is on the horizon, left frame.

IMG_4837.JPG10 viewsWest, southwest from the summit of Half Dome, the snow-covered Sierra Crest rises east of June Lake and Mammoth on the far left. Mt. Clark is the highest point on the ridge in the right foreground. In the lower right is Little Yosemite Valley, where we camped the evening before.

IMG_4647.JPG9 viewsThe Sawtooth Ridge from Bridgeport Valley, north of Bridgeport on Route 395. Matterhorn Peak on the far left; Blacksmith Peak on the Right. The Cleaver, extending down from Cleaver Peak, divides the snowfield about 1/3 from the right edge of photo. Glacier Col is the low point on the crest just right of the Cleaver, and left of Blacksmith Peak.

IMG_4764.JPG9 viewsFletcher Creek begins its first long cascade to Merced Lake.

IMG_4831.JPG9 viewsLooking northeast from the top of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant. See the gallery, "Yosemite, North, July 17, 2011", for up close views of Mt. Conness. on the northeastern border of Yosemite.

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