El Capitan (24.0mi.), Yosemite (NP)
June 19, 2005
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| Yosemite Falls Trailhead |
Steep sandy switchbacks |
The switchbacks really make you work |
White Chinese Houses Collinsia heterophylla |
Flower | The base of Upper Yosemite Falls |
Logs were useful when crossings streams |
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| Sentinel Dome 8122' |
Taft Point and The Fissures |
Yosemite Pt and Lost Arrow 6936' |
View of the valley floor from Eagle Peak 7779' |
Leaving Eagle Peak |
This deer was keeping an eye on me |
This is the end of the trail for El Capitan |
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| Plenty of snow and water in the backcountry |
More snow than I had expected |
Finally I emerged after an hour and a half in the snow |
Fireplace Creek flowing over Old Big Oak Flat Road |
Discovery View 4410' |
Bridalveil Falls | Ribbon Falls and El Capitan 7569' |