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_4883.JPG7 viewsDeveloping thunderstorm, Tuolumne Meadows.
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IMG_4888.JPG7 viewsPaoha Island, Mono Lake. Coming down the Tioga Road, we could see the light at Mono Lake was getting better and better, so we postponed dinner in Lee Vining, and headed east on Rt. 120 to the south shore.
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IMG_4893.JPG7 viewsSouth Tufa grove just off of Hwy 120 East, at the south end of Mono Lake.
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IMG_4921.JPG7 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4922.JPG7 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4927.JPG7 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4691.JPG6 viewsBurned pine, Pacific Crest Trail, northwest of Tuolumne Meadows.
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IMG_4699.JPG6 viewsWe could not start our backpack until the following day, the earliest date for which we were able to secure a wilderness permit. We ended up doing a day hike to Glen Aulin, then having to stay in a kind of "backpacker holding" campground.
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IMG_4710.JPG6 viewsTuolumne Falls.
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IMG_4711.JPG6 viewsTuolumne Falls.
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IMG_4730.JPG6 viewsWe investigate a cascade along the Lyell Fork about a mile before our turnoff which climbs southwest, alongside Ireland Creek.
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IMG_4737.JPG6 viewsFlowers along Ireland Creek, west of, and above Lyell Canyon.
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