Tom with our crap and the Bratties inside. Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | A hearty breakfast to start our BP! Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Descending into The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne you can see Hetch Hetchy in the distance. Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Amy isn't known for taking care of herself and by the end of the first day can hardly walk with the pain in her knees. In her defence we did drop a few thousand feet in a couple of miles. That's what motrin is for though : ) Tuolumne Pate Valley, Mile 130 marker, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Deciding what to do, we about to make camp nearby. Tuolumne Pate Valley, Mile 130 marker, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Camp with the modest and humble and you'll eventually see everything. Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Pretty falls, tom out amongst the rock and water. Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Allen Bratty looking at the water Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Not too long after we split up gear and had to leave the Bratty's behind. Amy's knee was preventing her from hiking and Gary was hiking in with little/no gear so we had to meet up with him. Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Hiking up the canyon in the chocolate bushes Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Beautiful falls, it must be spectacular in the late spring Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | We're taking pictures of a deer taking a dump. Go gary! Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Nice waterfall Glen Aulin, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Gary taking some nice pics Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Tom throwing signs near Tuolumne Peak Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | You'll see everything on our trips. Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Camping on the north side of Tuolumne, this was the worst (performance) day of the trip for me. Felt like crap. That's i was full of it. I'd remedy the situation that night. Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Last day of the trip, we need to make it out to find the Bratty's. We're cutting a day off the trip. Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | There are so many places that will take your breath away here. The picture just doesn't do it justice. Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | And you're stuck behind a monitor looking at this. Go out there! Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | If this is your thing, he'll take your breath away. Go Gary! Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | There are a few hardy bits of life up here high up in the granite. Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Filtering water for the last push out of the park in the 10 Lakes area. Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | One of the 10 Lakes. Amazing views here. But you have to work to get here. All these lakes are in their own little basin, there's a lot of up/down up/down to get here. Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | Racing to the end we didn't stop, we just flew on the trail. So I'm hungry dammit! White Wolf, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | I'm not the only one who's hungry! Tom seems to be prepping himself for dessert too... White Wolf, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | We came up with a rough search plan and stumbled across a Bratty who led us to the other one. Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Natl Park, CA save file: small medium large | After leaving the park at 8pm we weren't in any shape to drive back to San Diego (or the Bay area). So we found a cheapass motel in Modesto... there's nothing here except a few car dealerships and this motel. Wake up people! Time to go! Modesto, CA save file: small medium large | Breakfast at Denny's! Bye everyone, see you next time! Modesto, CA save file: small medium large |