Backpacking Yosemite 2010
Mickey & I backpacked from Tuolumne Meadows through the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Pate Valley, White Wolf, and then returned via Ten Lakes.
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St. John's Wort
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Mickey building one of our only campfires
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Our laundry is laying out to dry after we "washed" them in the river. (NO soaps allowed)
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Campsite #4 in Pate Valley
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Our view from our campsite
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My buddy over so many years and miles
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Rattlesnake
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Climbing the switchbacks out of Pate Valley. We had a 3600 ft. elevation gain ahead of us.
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Gambel's quail
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Views of the valley as we continue to climb up.
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We still have to get up THERE!
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This little squirrel entertained us as we pumped water.
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Our first views of Hetch-Hetchy
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