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Highlights from my Sierras trip 8/2 - 8/20
Mount Lyell, highest peak in Yosemite NP, in the distance. It's 13 miles to the peak from Tuolumne Meadows.
I camped near this lake on the way to Mount Lyell, about 10 miles from the trailhead
Morning light hits the peaks as I make my way up the rocky slopes
The small glacier on the north slope of Mount Lyell. The deep sun cups are formed as the sun melts the snow surface unevenly
Reaching the peak of Lyell, where an old Sierra Club box holds the summit register. This marked the 24th national park high point I have visited.
The views from Lyell: perfectly clear, nice clean air
These unusual flowers are called Ranger Buttons
After returning from Mount Lyell, I did a short hike near Tuolumne Meadows, including a climb up this rock formation called Lembert Dome
The smooth rock slabs were fun to climb
Four friends flew in from Seattle to join me on the next trip, to Mount Ritter.
Mount Ritter is the peak in the middle here, as seen from Ediza Lake
We camped three nights at Ediza Lake, in view of The Minarets
Sunrise panorama from near our campsite
View of The Minarets from shores of Iceberg Lake
Climbing above Iceberg Lake
At another lake below The Minarets, Cecile Lake
Minaret Lake lies below
Sitting on the shores of Minaret Lake, we were treated to a bald eagle soaring overhead
On our way up Mount Ritter now, pausing in a cluster of Monkeyflower
The long route up Ritter included a crossing of a small glacier.
Walking on a particularly deeply sun-cupped snowfield
Congratulations ladies on climbing to the top of Mount Ritter, 13,161 feet
Mount Lyell is the highest peak in the background, just a few miles north of Mount Ritter
Wildflowers came in abundance in unexpected places on Mt. Ritter
Returning to camp after summitting Mount Ritter
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