Mt Lyell, Yosemite Park
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Notes of this trip
(All distances displayed on the signs are in the ancient Roman imperial
system of miles. Multiply by 1.6 to get the distance).
Toulumne Meadows trailhead |
Trailhead |
Trailhead |
Trailhead |
Trailhead |
First bridge |
First bridge |
Sunrise |
First junction |
First junction |
First junction |
First junction |
In the forest |
In the forest |
Second junction |
Second junction |
Second junction |
Mt Dana at sunrise |
Into the Lyell canyon |
Into the Lyell canyon |
Into the Lyell canyon |
Junction for Ireland lake |
Junction for Ireland lake |
Potter Point |
Creek crossing |
Mountain to the left |
Potter Point |
The meadow |
First view of Mt Lyell |
The meadow |
The meadow |
Deer |
Deer |
Mt Lyell and McClure |
The eastern wall of the Lyell canyon |
Mt Lyell to the right |
Mt Lyell |
Mt Lyell and McClure |
The double bridge |
The double bridge |
At the bridge |
At the bridge |
At the bridge |
At the bridge |
The view from the switchbacks |
The view from the switchbacks |
The meadow from the switchbacks |
The meadow from the switchbacks |
The last meadow of the John Muir Trail |
The last meadow of the John Muir Trail |
Mt Lyell and McClure |
The last meadow of the John Muir Trail |
The last meadow of the John Muir Trail |
The last meadow of the John Muir Trail |
The last meadow of the John Muir Trail |
The last meadow of the John Muir Trail |
The range to the south |
The meadow |
The range in front (east) |
To the right of the eastern range |
Mt Lyell |
Entering the McClure basin |
Mt Lyell and left neighbors |
Lyell glacier |
The lower lake, which is actually two conjointed lakes |
Lower lake |
From the lower lake |
Mt Lyell from the lower lake |
Above the lower lake |
Upper lake |
The lower lake from the upper lake |
Mt Lyell |
The creek flowing into the upper lake |
The creek flowing into the upper lake |
The lower lake |
The lower lake |
Upper lake |
Upper McClure lake |
Lyell glacier |
Lyell glacier |
Lyell glacier |
Upper McClure lake |
Climbing |
McClure lakes |
Ponds to the south of the McClure basin |
McClure lakes |
The pillar at the entrance of the Lyell glacier |
McClure lakes |
Climbing towards the pillar |
The view west |
The view north |
Climbing towards the pillar |
McClure lakes |
Entering the glacier |
Entering the glacier |
Entering the glacier |
The glacier |
The view northwest |
The view southwest |
Crossing the glacier |
Crossing the glacier |
Crossing the glacier |
Crossing the glacier |
Crossing the glacier |
Crossing the glacier |
Crossing the glacier |
Crossing the glacier |
McClure |
More lakes next to McClure |
More lakes next to McClure |
More lakes next to McClure |
Climbing the ridge between McClure and Lyell |
Climbing the ridge between McClure and Lyell |
McClure |
McClure lakes |
The view west |
McClure lakes and Lyell canyon |
McClure lakes and Lyell canyon |
Lyell canyon |
Lyell canyon |
McClure |
The ridge to Lyell |
The bottom of Lyell |
The bottom of Lyell |
Glacier |
All the McClure lakes |
Glacier |
Ascending the eastern ridge of Lyell |
Ascending the eastern ridge of Lyell |
Ascending the eastern ridge of Lyell |
Ascending the eastern ridge of Lyell |
Ascending the eastern ridge of Lyell |
McClure lakes and Lyell canyon |
McClure |
Summit plateau |
False summit |
Real summit |
Summit register |
Summit register |
Marie lakes? |
Mt Banner and Ritter |
Thousand Island Lake and Gem lake? |
Mt Banner and Ritter |
View east |
Thousand Island Lake and Gem lake? |
View north from McClure to east |
Lyell canyon |
Glacier |
Marie lakes? |
View southwest |
Summit plateau |
McClure |
Marmot |
Marmot |
(Copyright © 2006 Piero Scaruffi | Legal
restrictions - Termini d'uso )
If you would like to purchase the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me