TIM McLENEGAN

Tuolumne Meadows and Clouds Rest July 2018

  1. Yessica at Tenaya Lake
  2. A couple climbers working their way up one of the sub domes of Polly Dome next to Tenaya Lake.
  3. Soda Sprinhgs in Tuolumne Meadows.
  4. The water springs up cold and carbonated from the ground.
  5. Yessica on the Pacific Crest Trail.
  6. Tuolumne Meadows.
  9. A brain rock near the Tuolumne Meadows visitor center.
  10. Yessica relaxing next to one of the Twin Bridges on one of the forks of the Tuolumne River.
  11. The Twin Bridges area.
  14. The Twin Bridges area.
  20. A family of four baby marmots.
  21. Dinner time for baby marmot.
  22. Mama marmot keeps watch.
  24. Deer joining us for dinner.
  25. At the Clouds Rest trailhead ready to go.
  26. The view from the first climb
  27. Flowers along the trail.
  28. Passing the pond at the halfway point.
  29. Mount Clark from the saddle before the climb up Clouds Rest
  31. Closeup of Half Dome showing climbers going up the cables
  32. Top of the world
  34. Looking down the Yosemite Valley from Clouds Rest
  35. Looking east from Clouds Rest.
  36. Higher than Half Dome.
  38. At the edge of the world.
  40. Balance
  43. Together at the top.
  45. Walking along the ridge.
  46. Colorful flowers on the way back.
  47. We ran into this guy on the trail.
  48. All done!
  49. Half Dome at sunset from Olmsted Point.
  50. Clouds Rest from Olmstead Point. That’s 5000' of granite off to its side.
  51. Half Dome at Olmsted Point at midday.
  52. Clouds Rest under cloudy skies.
  53. Clouds Rest and Half Dome from Olmsted Point.
  54. Watch out, Yosemite, there’s a new junior ranger!
  55. We climbed the small Pothole Dome at the west end of Tuolumne Meadows the next day.
  56. A small tree growing from a crack in the granite.
  57. Looking east over Tuolumne Meadows from the top of Pothole Dome.
  59. Cathedral and Unicorn Peaks.
  60. Looking north from the top of Pothole Dome.
  62. The sun shows how polished the granite is from the glaciers. This is the northeastern hump below Fairview Dome.
  63. Looking north from the top of Pothole Dome.
  64. The sun shows how polished the granite is from the glaciers. This is the northeastern hump below Fairview Dome.
  65. Unicorn Peak, Cockscomb and the Echo Peaks.
  66. Looking east over Tuolumne Meadows from the top of Pothole Dome.
  69. Cathedral Peak from Pothole Dome.
  70. Unicorn Peak (left) and Cockscomb.