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For the rest of our trip we tooled around in Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows. We went on a short loop hike up Tenaya Canyon past Mirror Lake, or what used to be Mirror Lake. Once the ice source for the valley, this temporary lake was created by a rock slide from Half Dome above. But now the natural progression of sediment from the river flow is transforming the landscape once again. This is a nice hike
in relative shade with varied flora along the way to tickle the eyes.
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Tenaya Valley
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Valley Flowers
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Harvest Brodiaea
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Shining Leaves
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Smooth Scouring Rush
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No trip to Yosemite is complete without a look at the waterfalls and the real big rock - El Capitan. I captured Bridalveil Falls as the sun was going down and she showed off her spectacular colors and then I caught a few climbers in the morning sunrise. Perfect book ends to the night in between. And to round out this panel, a woodpecker and the noisy and curious Stellar Jay.
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| Bridalveil Falls |
Bridalveil Colors |
Climbers on EL Cap |
Stellar Jay |
White-Headed Woodpecker |
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Well, all good things have to come to an end, at least for awhile. The rest of our party was due out from the last High Sierra camp and we headed to pick them up and spend the last night in this corner of wonder. Our stay at the White Wolf Lodge was not without a bit of drama. During the campfire ranger talk on bears which we missed, as if on cue one showed up to cap the tale. Later that night Kathleen
and her roommate had a bear tale of their own. Shortly after the camp settled down for the night a bit of huffing and puffing awoke Kathleen and just outside was a large bruin with it's head ensconsed inside a scavaged empty tub of sour cream! There was all sort of yelling and bell whistles but the bear decided that the treat was greater than the threat and continued to lick away. Eventually it rambled on, as most bear encounters end. To say the least, it was an exhilarating experience.
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| Tenaya Lake |
Tioga Pass |
Bets n Sheridan |
White Wolf Lodge |
White Wolf Cabin |
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That is it for now, but check in later. As always, May our paths and errands meet!!!
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