Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com


Most viewed - Yosemite; Lyell Fork, Merced River, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, July 17, 2010
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IMG_4842.JPG8 views16mm wide angle view of the Professor on the summit of Half Dome overlooking Yosemite Valley to the west.
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IMG_4843.JPG8 views16mm wide angle view from the summit of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant.
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IMG_4844.JPG8 views16mm wide angle view from the summit of Half Dome west, southwest past the Merced River Drainage, and beyond the Clark Range.
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IMG_4869.JPG8 viewsEast face of Columbia Finger from .08 miles south of 9700' Cathedral Pass.
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IMG_4882.JPG8 viewsA late afternoon portrait at Tenaya Lake.
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IMG_4886.JPG8 viewsDeer below Mt. Dana, Tuolumne Meadows.
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IMG_4884.JPG8 viewsDeer, east of Lyell Fork, Tuolumne Meadows.
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IMG_4896.JPG8 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4899.JPG8 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4920.JPG8 viewsTufa Tower, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4874.JPG8 viewsAfter completing our hike, we drove west from Tuolumne Meadows to Olmsted Point, which offers commanding views south to Half Dome (surprisingly close), and northeast to the domes north of Tenaya Lake. The Great White Book on Stately Pleasure Dome (far left, west) is a classic 5.6 rock climb. It is the long, left leaning white line to the left of the right edge of the dome's skyline. I did this around the same time I first climbed Cathedral Peak.
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IMG_4926.JPG8 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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