Yosemite, June 2009: Index (196 slides)


Map

My equipment

All the food, except the jerky and some breakfast

At Shingle Spring

Fire damage on Kibbie Ridge



Snack at Lookout Point

Cherry Creek Canyon, site of our 2002 trip

Close-up of the canyon


Lunchtime


Descending to Many Island Lake

Many Island Lake


Our campsite


Beautiful morning!

That's Eric way over there



Heading out from Many Island Lake


The climb to the pass


Unnamed lake at 7489'



Lunchtime waterfall






Little Bear Lake

On the creek up towards the Inferno Lakes



Unnamed lake just above Upper Inferno Lake

The southern promontory of Wheeler Peak

Upper Inferno Lake

Nice erratic!

Alex and Eric enjoying our lakefront property


On the ridge between the Inferno Lakes



Our campsite


Still water

Inferno Lake



Another beautiful morning

Heading up to Wheeler Peak


Granite Dome




Snack on the ridge to Wheeler Peak

Kendrick Creek valley

The Dardenelles



Haystack Peak in the background

Coming down the bench from Wheeler Peak



Haystack Peak

Bear #1

Kendrick Creek cascade where we ate lunch







Heading up Kendrick Creek



The clouds close in on Wheeler Peak...




Fawn Lake

Why you shouldn't release helium baloons


Alex scrambling up to Peninsula Lake


Peninsula Lake


Do we look cold?






Starting around Peninsula Lake

Interesting snow



Up the hill to Upper Peninsula Lake


Looking back on Peninsula Lake


Upper Peninsula Lake and Haystack Peak


Across the tundra!


Scrambling up the headwall

"Aerial Photo" of Peninsula Lake

Last night's campsite, 1200' straight down

Eric hanging on for dear life

Upper Peninsula Lake

On Haystack Peak



Taking in the view


Small pond on the way back down


Perched rocks

Otter Lake







Admiring the view into Jack Main Canyon



Forsyth, Keyes, and Chittenden Peaks

Watching icebergs melt

Our campsite


Morning!

My shadow on the lake bottom

Heading down into Jack Main Canyon


Approaching Wilma Lake

Wilma Lake

Falls Creek





Our first "portage"

Unnamed lake in Jack Main Canyon

Our trail is in there, believe it or not

Our trail disappears under a lake


Our campsite

The cascades near our campsite


Double falls



Submerged plants



Alex came prepared


The swimming hole

Falls Creek disappears over the edge


Lake Vernon in the distance

Looking back up Jack Main Canyon




Bear #2


Crossing the log jam at the Laurel Lake outlet

More wildflowers!

Re-booting after crossing Frog Creek


Creepy Miguel Meadow

Our campsite on the knoll



Equipment failure

Lake Eleanor




On the Lake Eleanor Dam





Do Not Read This Sign


Who needs a shave?