Hiking from Foresta to El Capitan, Yosemite
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 El Capitan from the valley |
 The Old Big Oak Flat parking lot |
 The trailhead (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances) |
 Old Big Oak parking lot |
 The trailhead across the road (the distances are pure guesswork: any old sign in miles posts rough estimates - rust only modern signs in kms, which are rare in Yosemite) |
 Beginning of the trail |
 Yellow wildflowers |
 First hill |
 Blue wildflowers |
 View from the first hill |
 El Capital in the center of the valley |
 Brideveil Falls |
 Burnt wood on the first hill |
 Blue wildflowers |
 Blue wildflowers |
 Blue wildflowers |
 Burnt wood on the first hill |
 Burnt wood on the first hill |
 Dandelion-like flower |
 Top of the first hill |
 Burnt wood on the first hill |
 White wildflowers |
 Dandelion-like flowers |
 Blue wildflowers |
 Blue wildflowers |
 The trail in the forest |
 The trail in the forest |
 White wildflowers |
 White wildflowers |
 In the forest |
 Dandelion-like flowers |
 Favorite wildflowers |
 Favorite wildflowers |
 Favorite wildflowers |
 Favorite wildflowers |
 The most difficult crossing |
 Pine cones |
 Favorite wildflowers |
 Favorite wildflowers |
 The trail in the forest |
 The trail in the forest |
 The trail in the forest |
 Waterfalls |
 Waterfalls |
 The junction with the Tamarack Flat road |
 The junction with the Tamarack Flat road |
 The junction with the Tamarack Flat road |
 The junction with the Tamarack Flat road (follow this sign) |
 Rapids |
 The bridge |
 Views from the bridge |
 Views from the bridge |
 The road |
 End of the road, left uphill |
 Up the gulch |
 Up the gulch |
 Top of the highest hill |
 Alpine wildflowers |
 Top of the highest hill |
 Top of the highest hill |
 Top of the highest hill |
 Top of the highest hill |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Downhill into the forest |
 Pink wildflowers |
 Pink wildflowers |
 Out of the forest |
 First view of El Capitan |
 First view of El Capitan |
 Pink wildflowers |
 Views |
 The trail |
 Views of the valley below |
 Lupine flower |
 Lupine flower |
 Wildflowers |
 Wildflowers |
 Wildflowers |
 Wildflowers |
 Views of the valley below |
 Almost at El Capitan |
 El Capitan summit |
 Clouds Rest and Half Dome |
 Clouds Rest and Half Dome |
 El Capitan summit |
 Views across the valley |
 Views across the valley |
 Clouds Rest and Half Dome |
 Clouds Rest and Half Dome |
 Clouds Rest and Half Dome |