Pictures of May Lake to Ten Lakes, Yosemite

(Copyright © 2015 Piero Scaruffi)
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Highlights


From start to end

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Beginning of the trail in the May Lake parking lot (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance)

Mt Hoffmann to the left

Arriving at the campground


Restrooms with water

May Lake camp

May Lake camp

May Lake camp


May Lake

May Lake

May Lake

May Lake


Panorama: May Lake


Mountains to the east from the first pass


Mountain to the east

Descending to the east of the pass

Descending

Wildflowers


Descending

Wildflowers

Descending

Wildflowers


Wildflowers

Junction with the trail from Tenaya Lake

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance


Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance

Climbing to the second pass

Climbing to the second pass

Climbing to the second pass


Climbing to the second pass

Climbing to the second pass

Climbing to the second pass

Climbing to the second pass


Climbing to the second pass

Climbing to the second pass

Mountain to the northeast

At the pass


View from the pass


The lake on the other side

The lake on the other side

View north

Descending the north side


Descending the north side

Descending the north side

Looking back at the pass

Descending


Descending

Descending

Descending

Descending


View north


Little lake

Little lake

Little lake


The ridge to the west


Descending to the river

Descending to the river

Descending to the river

A little lake along the way


At the river

At the river

Crossing the river

Looking back at the river


View north

View north

Ascending again

Ascending again


Ascending again

Ascending again

Bristlecone Pine

Bristlecone Pine


Ascending again

View north

Marmot


View north


Another little lake

The trail

The first lake of the Ten Lakes basin

The first lake of the Ten Lakes basin


The first lake of the Ten Lakes basin

The first lake of the Ten Lakes basin

The first lake of the Ten Lakes basin


The first lake


Descending to the second lake

Descending to the second lake

Descending to the second lake

Descending to the second lake


Another lake in the distance


View of the lakes


Down to the lakes

The main lake

The outlet


The outlet

Ascending to the final plateau

Sign to the third pass

Sign (same spot)


Ascending to the final plateau

Ascending to the final plateau

Ascending to the final plateau

The cliffs of the plateau


Ascending

View of the lake where the trail started

Wildflowers


View of the lakes


Mt Conness?

Mt Dana?

Views of the lakes

Views of the lakes


Views of the lakes

Two lakes

One lake


View of the lakes


View northeast

The higher hidden lake

Last view of the main lake


The plateau above the third pass

The plateau above the third pass

The plateau of the third pass

Sign at the top


Grant Lake (2,900 meters)

Grant Lake

Grant Lake

Grant Lake


Grant Lake (then cross-country to the trail)

Back on the Ten Lakes trail: last creek crossing

Last creek crossing (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance)

Last creek crossing (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance)


View east

View east

View east


Ten Lakes trailhead (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

You can continue to Yosemite Valley

Ten Lakes trailhead parking lot

Ten Lakes trailhead parking lot

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(Copyright © 2015 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me