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Saturday, July 31stCold Canyon to Tuolumne Meadows Once you clear the McCabe Lakes Trail junction going South, it is almost all downhill through Cold Canyon to Glen Aulin. It is 5.6 miles from Glen Aulin to TM along a grand stretch of the Tuolumne River. Index By Page |
The San Diego Desert Crew. They seemed uncomfortable in the mountains. The guy with the stick is Stick, a PCT hiker. He found a big sitck he liked, and carried it down the trail. I told him he was lucky he didn't collect rocks... He was also part of the Mountain Air Group.
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The E Carson Headwaters to the Sonora Pass Hiking towards Brown Bear Pass Brown Bear Pass to Stubblefield Canyon Stubblefield Canyon to Cold Canyon Cold Canyon to Tuolumne Meadows |
These were some pretty cool dudes. there is also one other dude not named or pictured. Sorry. We made a nice little circle, and sat there sharing our experiences. It was quite a nice little party. |
These Guys were all part of Medic's Mountain Air Rock Festival Crew Reckless, no pic Pro from Dover, no pic Hawkeye, no pic Lone Ginger, no pic |
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As I was dropping down Cold Canyon, I came upon a group of PCTers from the Mountain Air Group. We made a nice circle, and did what anyone in the fine Mountain Air of the Yosemite Backcountry would do: Share the Experience! I had failed to buy extra batteries at Kennedy Meadows, so I was out of juice 'till Tuolumne. So if you have any pictures of these guys, Post Them UP! |
Approaching Glen Aulin, descending down Cold Canyon to the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne.
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Glen Aulin. A delightful place that I always stop at on my way to Tuolumne Meadows. Leaving early from Glen Aulin always gets me to Tuolumne early and well rested. |
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The Glen Aulin Dining Room. This is where the people who ride out to stay in the cabins eat dinner. It is part of the "Old" Yosemite, which treated the wilderness as some kind of fancy entertainment for the rich. The kids who work here are great kids, but everyone should have to walk here. |
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This group hiked to Young Lakes from Tuolumne, then took a Cross Country route to Glen Aulin. Good Work. Congratulations especially go out to Mona, who's first backpacking trip was this really aggressive route. |
Jagrup, Mona, Neeti, and Matt from Sacramento. Met them twice: First at Glen Aulin, then here, where they were approaching TM as I was hitching out. |
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I spied a little guy, as I rushed by, in a real hurry to resupply, at Tuolumne Meadows!
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Is it a Mecca, an Oasis for long distance backpackers, or is it a beach head for citiodiots to invade the wilderness? It is all that, plus Tuolumne is The End Point of this little 100 mile Trip. NEW |
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Tuolumne Meadow's backpacker Services are centered in this tent cabin.
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Dianna and Sarah are Delightful, Efficient, and really Helpful. These are important qualities in a store as busy as the Tuolumne Meadows Store.
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Tuolumne Meadow's Store. A veritable treasure chest of backpacker supplies. This is the best store on the trails between Lake Tahoe and Mount Whitney. |
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The most important place in Tuolumne Meadows for a long-distance backpacker. It is here you will pick up your resupply. Note the tent cabin construction. This means that it is unsafe to send your supplies in any thing that a varmit or mouse can chew through. About 10 years ago the mice populations at Tuolumen Soared. The mice over-ran the Post Office, and ate everything that was not in a mouse-proof container. |
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This is the most important man in Tuolumne Meadows for long-distance backpackers. This is the man who will deliver your resupply package to you. He is pointing to the disco mirror ball that proves the Tuolumne Meadows Post Office is a global Disco Capitol. Funny people, those Tuolumne Meadows Workers. It must be weird. Working in a natural wonderland flooded with rude city people...and the finest climbers and backpackers in the world. NEW |
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I was eating cheese and bagles at the picnic table in front of the store. That is much cheaper than buying an 8 dollar crap breakfast from the Cafe. No complaints about the Cafe Workers, they are really cool. But the corporate crap food served at the Cafe sucks big time at Tuolumne. Anway, these two Germs were setting up food for a trip with "power bars" candy, and other foods that you did not need to heat. I asked them why. They said they could not get fuel for their stove. They showed me the BBQ starter fluid they had bought for their little beer-can stove. |
The Crazy German Backpacker Kids from Bavaria. Ferdinand and Maximillion. Yes, Germans pack fresh Garlic and Onions into the backcountry, to maintain their Germanic Dietary Codes. I informed them about dehydrated Onions and Garlic, and I saw a light go off in their eyes. |
They were convinced that there was no fuel for their stove in the store. I showed them that the store had the denatured alcohol they needed for their stove. They were happy about that. NEW |
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Fairview Dome from the PCT leading South into Tuolumne Meadows
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