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California Mountain Adventures!!
In this adventure I headed out into Northern Yosemite to spend a few days exploring around the Young lakes!
After our trip to Split mountain @doverland headed back home to Arizona and I went to Keough hot springs for the night. The next day I drove north to Yosemite national park. I entered the park via Tioga pass and then drove down to Tuolumne meadows. I got my permit at the ranger station there and setup camp at the backpackers campground. I tried some fishing in the Tuolumne river, but without any luck. So I headed back to the campground and enjoyed a nice campfire while I got my stuff ready for my next adventure.
Lembert Dome from the Tuolumne river
Campfire at Tuolumne meadows
The next morning I packed up early and headed out the Dog Lake trail around Lembert Dome, passed Dog lake, Delaney creek, Dingely creek, and up to the junction with the Young lakes trail. From there it was another mile and a half to the lowest of the three Young lakes. The lake was absolutely beautiful! Shimmering in the sunlight. I took a little break there and then found a spot to stash my pack while I went to climb Ragged Peak(10,912'). I climbed up to the saddle east of the peak and then up to the summit rocks. The summit rocks were a really fun class 3 climb. The summit was only big enough for one person with huge vertical drops on all sides. It was WAY awesome!! I sat up there for quite awhile enjoying all the killer views. Then I headed back down and picked up my gear at the lower lake. From there I hiked up passed the second of the lakes and then up to the third and highest of the lakes. All three of the Young lakes were uniquely beautiful. Each with it's own style. I found a really nice spot on the south side of the third lake and setup my camp there. I tried a little fishing in the lake and then climbed up on the rocks behind my camp. From there I had a great view overlooking the lower lakes and I sat there for awhile and enjoyed a really lovely sunset.
Crossing Delaney creek
Enjoying the views on my way up Ragged peak
Looking southwest from Ragged peak
Views looking north from Ragged peak
The summit blocks of Ragged peak
Back at the first of the Young lakes
The second of the Young lakes
The third Young lake
Ragged Peak and the lower Young lakes
The next day I left my camp setup at the lake and spent my day climbing Mt. Conness(12,590') and White mountain(12,057'). First I headed for Conness. The lower part had some loose sandy stuff which was a bit of a pain. But the final climb to the summit was super cool with a lot of big cliff exposure, but still keeping it easy class 2. And the summit had some really huge views! It was incredible to be able to overlook so much of of the beauty that is Yosemite!
Reflection on the lake in the morning
Climbing Mt. Conness
Selfie with the summit of Mt. Conness behind me
Looking north from Mt. Conness
Views looking west from the summit of Mt. Conness
After enjoying my time on the summit I headed for White mountain. I got down to the saddle between the two peaks and then climbed up the talus covered ridge to the summit. More amazing views awaited me there! From the summit I hiked along the south ridge a bit. Really enjoying all the incredible scenery. And then I dropped off the west face which included some really fun and exposed class 3! This route dropped me down to the big meadow between White and Conness. From there I traversed back to my camp at the upper Young lake for one more night. I got back to camp and once again did some fishing and then enjoyed another splendid sunset from the rocks by camp.
Odd concrete blocks on the traverse from Conness to White
A natural rock shelter on the way up White mountain
Mt. Conness from White mountain
Views looking east from White mountain
Me on the summit of White mountain
Large meadow between Conness and White
Crossing Conness creek
Traversing back to Young lakes
Getting back to the Young lakes
Back at camp
Sunset
Night at Young Lakes
In the morning I packed up and started back down the trail. This time taking the Young lakes trail all the way back to Tuolumne meadows to get some fresh scenery on the hike back. Coming into the meadows I caught the PCT(Pacific Crest Trail) and followed it back over to the trailhead near Lembert dome where I began. Ending yet another awesome California mountain adventure!
Morning glow at Young lakes
Reflection of Ragged peak in the lowest Young lake
Shadows on the shores of the lowest Young lake
Ragged peak from the Young lakes trail
Views while hiking down the Young lakes trail
And that's going to be it for this
California Mountain Adventure!
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Excellent post man! Love all the pictures!
Thanks @treepi, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Haven't read your travel feeds for the longest time.
Great view!!
@roselifecoach I was offline for a few months taking all these adventures, so I had no blogs for awhile here. But I'm back and now I have lots of awesome adventure blogs to share!! So stay tuned for more great views!
wow this is really amazing place.remind me my kedarkantha trekking.
Yep, Yosemite is a really amazing place! I love it up there.
Loved your photojournal, thanks for taking us along!
My pleasure @viking-ventures! I love getting to share all my photos.
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Your Mountain Adventures are second to none! Mindblowing photos of sheer natural wonder. That Stonehenge rock shelter really hooked my attention. And your peak poses always give me a fear of heights adrenaline shot wheeeee!
Thanks @creationofcare! It's hard to get a bad photo when every which way I look is an amazing view! The stonehenge rock definitely caught my attention too. I've seen lots of natural shelters in the talus fields, but this one was so perfect!
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This is really cool and i am accepting more california nature posts in https://steemsandiego to use #sandiego hashtag since san diegans travel outside of the city and go to nature places all round teh state.
normally i need to see #sandiego in a post using this hashtag because of all the abusers around the orld who think its like another tribe anyone can just use lol.... i j
but its california and i dont have enough sandiego posters... also this is really nice to have on https://SteemSanDiego.com and https://dapp.sandiegocoin.org
I really really like these rocks it is my home, the quartz crystals are what keeps the california memories so creative , that what the hippies say lol well the quartz is here with the gold underground as gold occurs in teh quartz crystals,
OH WAIT
I THINK I CAN SEE MY HOUSE in San Diego from this picture! :D
I guess San Diego is in this post :D just a tiny pixel (maybe ive hung out around too many flat earthers lolol steem is the last place they have left :D i can luterally see the earths curvature in this image ;) that should troll them for a while