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HIGH SIERRA: A LOOP AROUND MOUNT LYELL : Donohue, Vogelsang, Blue Lake and Clinch Passes ~ Aug 31 - Sept 7, 2016(146) images

Sept 2016. Started off the Fall season with a long 65 mile loop around Mt Lyell. Didn't know much about this region but after seeing some images of Twin Island Lakes I wanted to find a way to see this and other parts of Yosemite and Ansel Adams Wilderness. In hindsight I'm not sure the best way to start this loop was at Silver Lake. The trail up to past the reserviors to the JMT provides quick access, but that's about it. I spent the 1st night just south of Donohue Pass, the 2nd on the south shore of Evelyn Lake, the 3rd at the Lyell Fork of the Merced River, the 4th below Blue Lakes, and the 5th at the top of the North Fork of the San Joaquin River. After crossing Clinch Pass I spent the 6th and last night at Rogers Lakes before re-connecting with the Rush Creek Trail the next morning.  

EARLY MORNING START TO THE AS YET UNKNOWN RUSH CREEK TRAIL

GAINING SOME HEIGHT ABOVE SILVER LAKE

SIDE HILLING ON THE WAY TO AGNEW LAKE

WONDER HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE THIS CABLE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVE?

AGNEW LAKE AND THE DAM FOR GEM LAKE

LOW WATER IN AGNEW LAKE

SIGN OF THE TIMES AT GEM LAKE

THE WAUGH LAKE DAM

LOOKING WEST OVER TOWARD MT DAVIS

CRUISING NORTH ON THE JMT

LATE AFTERNOON VIEW SOUTH TO BANNER AND RITTER

THIS WILL DO NICELY.

LATE EVENING VIEW OF SMALL TARN AT ABOUT 10,400 FT.

LATE EVENING VIEW OF PEAK EAST OF DONONUE AND THE KOIP CREST

SUNRISE VIEW OF UN-NAMED PEAK ON THE CREST EAST OF LYELL ON THE WAY TO DONOHUE PASS

LOOKING DOWN AT THE MEADOWS WHERE I SPENT THE FIRST NIGHT.

THE GENTLE STROLL TO DONOHUE PASS

NEARING THE END OF THE 700 FT RISE TO THE PASS

DONOHUE PASS - APRROX: 11,056 FT.

SMALL TARN AT DONOHUE PASS

NORTH TO LYELL CANYON FROM DONOHUE PASS

ZOOM OF VIEW NORTH TO LYELL CANYON FROM DONOHUE PASS

A STAIRCASE OF STONEWORK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DONOHUE PASS

A PRETTY GOOD LOOK AT LYELL AND THE LYELL GLACIER FROM THE DESCENT FROM DONOHUE PASS

LYELL FROM THE BASIN AT ABOUT 10,200 FT WHERE THE TRAIL CROSSES THE DRAINAGE.

LYELL FROM THE BASIN AT ABOUT 10,200 FT WHERE THE JMT CROSSES THE DRAINAGE.

ANOTHER VIEW OF LYELL FROM THE BASIN AT ABOUT 10,200 FT WHERE THE TRAIL CROSSES THE DRAINAGE.

SMALL TARN WHERE THE TRAIL TAKES A HARD RIGHT AND BEGINS THE LONG DROP INTO LYELL CANYON

MEADOWS ON THE FLOOR OF LYELL CANYON

PLEASANT WALKING IN THOSE MEADOWS AFTER THE TEDIOUS DESCENT FROM ABOVE.

BACK IN THE ALPINE AFTER THE LONG TIRING GRIND UP FROM LYELL CANYON

AFTERNOON LIGHT JUST BEFORE EVELYN LAKE

MORE MELLOW WALKIING JUST BEFORE EVELYN LAKE

ARRIVING AT EVELYN LAKE ON THE WAY TO VOGELSANG

A WONDERFUL CAMPSITE AT EVELYN LAKE.

ANOTHER VIEW OF MY CAMPSITE AT EVELYN LAKE

LAST LIGHT OF THE DAY AT EVELYN LAKE.

LATE DAY VIEW NORTH TO CONNESS AREA FROM EVELYN LAKE.

ANOTHER LATE DAY VIEW OF THE ALPINE PEAKS IN YOSEMITE

DAY 3 AND THE SHORT WALK TO VOGELSANG AND THE HSC

HSC AT VOGELSANG

LEAVING THE HSC AT VOGELSANG AND HEADING SOUTH TO VOGELSANG PASS

MERCED LAKE AND HALF DOME IN THE DISTANCE.

VOGELSANG PASS FROM THE LAKE OF THE SAME NAME

VOGELSANG LAKE FROM THE TRAIL TO THE PASS

GALISON LAKE FROM VOGELSANG PASS

LEWIS CREEK ON THE WAY TO THE JCT WITH THE SO CALLED 'HIGH TRAIL'

ANOTHER VIEW OF LEWIS CREEK ON THE WAY TO THE JCT WITH THE SO CALLED 'HIGH TRAIL'

CAME ACROSS A GROUP OF HIKERS AT FLORENCE CREEK

CLEARING SKIES AS I APPROACH THE MUCH ANTICIPATED LYELL FORK

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