PCT 2018 Day 45, June 6, Wednesday.
Start mile 933.6 at campsite
End 960.5, bivy site
Miles walked: 26.9
The day begins along a series of meadows along Lyell Canyon.
Entering Yosemite National Park, Lembert Dome is a good example of the mountains of solid rock, favored by climbers.
A sign explains how glaciers smoothed over the rock, except the very highest peaks, such as Cathedral Peak.
(Tuolumne campground store is closed, due to open in a couple of days.) A park ranger hikes by and does check my permit and asks about my recent hike. After a waterfall, the trail gradually climbs.
I camp among 50% snow cover at 9.5k elevation, about six miles from Benson Pass, 10.1k.
Finished audiobook The Laughing Cavalier (Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel), by Baroness Orczy.
In the afternoon, near Donohue Pass, this ridge reminded me of a Ginsu knife.
Donohue Pass (11.1k) had much more snow on the trail-south side compared to previous passes.
Near the summit of other passes is often clear of snow, but not this pass.
Coming down meant even more snow and post-holing.
Finally past the snow, the path lowers to a lovely meadow at 8.9k.
I did not see PCT hikers all day, but did see a group of south-bound section hikers after the last pass.
The trail goes as low as 7.4k elevation, climbing to 8.8k on the way to the next pass tomorrow at 10.2k.