John Muir Trail Photos, Day 6: Red's Meadow to Silver Pass

Ansel Adams Wilderness Near Red's Meadow
Purple Lake	Lake Virginia
Lake Virginia	Lake Virginia
Lake Virginia	Lake Virginia
McGee Pass	Creek Near McGee Pass

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John Muir Trail Photos, Day 5: Thousand Island Lake to Red's Meadow

Breakfast by Thousand Island Lake	Thousand Island Lake
Thousand Island Lake
Lightfoot at Garnet Lake
Lightfoot
Ruby Lake	Devil's Postpile National Monument

  

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John Muir Trail Photos, Day 4: Lyell Canyon to Thousand Island Lake

Lyell Canyon	Lyell Canyon Going Up Donahue Pass
Lyell Canyon	Donahue Pass
Lyell Canyon View From Donahue Pass	Ansel Adams Wilderness
Thousand Island Lake	Thousand Island Lake

 

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John Muir Trail Photos, Day 3: Sunset Creek to Lyell Canyon

On the third day, I hiked 18 miles passed the Cathedral Lakes, through Tuolumne Meadows and into Lyell Canyon.

Cathedral Peak	Upper Cathedral Lake
Tuolumne River	Lyell Canyon, Tuolumne River

Cathedral Peak, Upper Cathedral Lake

Lyell Canyon, Tuolumne River

 

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John Muir Trail Photos, Day 2: Nevada Falls to Sunset Creek

Another beautiful day, but my memories are mostly of the night. Someone left a note by a creek stating the next water source was dry, so I climbed up a hill beyond the creek and setup camp. I ate dinner on a rock with a view and watched the sunset. It's one of my favorite moments in a day and such a regular practice on the trail, yet it's rare that I do this off the trail.

Half Dome	Clouds Rest
Dinner With a View	After the Sunset

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John Muir Trail Photos, Day 1: Happy Isles to Nevada Falls

I started late my first day, so only hiked in four miles. Far enough to have a great view at sunset, though. Nevada Falls was one of the few waterfalls still flowing this late in the year. At dusk, I detoured onto the Panorama Trail for a better view of Half Dome from camp under the full moon. And to avoid crowds in Little Yosemite Valley. And because I took a wrong turn.

Nevada Falls at Dusk	Looking Down Nevada Falls, 594 feet, to Merced River
Nevada Falls at Sunset	Sun Setting in Yosemite Valley
Stars Over Half Dome, 60-second exposure	Half Dome, Liberty Cap, and Nevada Falls

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