Enter Yosemite

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.

Author: Jim, Sagebrush

Jim (trail-name Sagebrush) codes audio software for Windows, Linux, Android, and embedded systems. When not working at sagebrush.com, he enjoys backpacking, which this blog is about.