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

Most viewed - Yosemite; Lyell Fork, Merced River, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows, July 17, 2010
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 IMG_4904.JPG5 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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 IMG_4913.JPG5 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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 IMG_4918.JPG5 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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 IMG_4693.JPG4 viewsThe Tuolumne River, northwest of Tuolumne Meadows on the PCT.
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 IMG_4713.JPG4 viewsThe brink of White Cascade.
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 IMG_4748.JPG4 viewsThe Professor pauses above Evelyn Lake; 10334'.
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 IMG_4752.JPG4 viewsCascade on Fletcher Creek around 9600', just upstream from previous photo.
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 IMG_4778.JPG4 viewsBunnell Cascade; the first of two steep drops on the Merced River within a mile of one another.
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 IMG_4797.JPG4 viewsThe "Mist Trail" is best early in the season. It can drench hikers, but is usually welcomed by those ascending the steep rock steps on a warm day. As long as I can remember, I have always seen a rainbow here. This photo is on our return trip, after our whirlwind tour on the Valley floor. a little over 5 hours after the previous photo was taken. Low angle frontal light intensifies the rainbow and the green grass. I didn't end up taking any photos from the Valley floor!
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