Early morning at Campsite above beach on June Lake (2.323m or 7,621ft)
Kayaking was one of the main adventures on this trip
June Lake loop (158) on US395
Enjoying kayaking on Silver Lake (2.199m or 7,215ft)
Crystal clear water ...
... on Rush Creek between Gull Lake (2.317m or 7,602ft) and Silver Lake (2.199m or 7,215ft)
"White water" kayaking on Rush Creek between Silver Lake (2.199m or 7,215ft) and Grant Lake (2.174m or 7,131ft)
5 miles loop through magnificent glacial lakes in vicinity of Tioga Pass (Yosemite National Park) with elevation profile
We approached trek loop by motor boat on Saddlebag Lake (3.068m or 10,066ft)
Humingbird Lake (3.120m or 10,237ft)
Odell Lake (3.129m or 10,237ft)
Helen Lake (3.079m or 10,101ft)
Shamrock Lake (3.124m or 10,250ft)
Helen Lake (3.079m or 10,101ft) is behind us
Shamrock Lake (3.124m or 10,250ft) again
Shamrock Lake (3.124m or 10,250ft) - what a beauty
Clear glacial water is everywhere.
Excelsior Lake (3.127m or 10,260ft)
Enjoying flower (Indian paintbrush) field
Steelhead Lake (3.130m or 10,270ft)
Steelhead Lake (3.130m or 10,270ft) is the deepest lake on this 5 mile loop
Wasco Lake (3.136m or 10,290ft), Greenstone Lake (3.088m or 10, 127ft), and Saddlebag Lake (3.068m or 10,066ft)
On Tioga Lake (2.938m or 9,638ft)
We deserved a good dinner...
Devil's Postpile - Rainbow Fall 2 miles loop with elevation profile
On the top of Devil's Postpile (2.300m or 7,546ft) - the columnar basalt formation. As basalt lava erupts from volcanic vents and cools, it shrinks and then cracks. Sometimes vertical columns will form. These well-developed columns formed as homogenous lava cooled at a uniform rate. Column tops were polished by pased glaciers.
Impressive Devil's Postpile National Monument... The Postpile's columns average 2 feet (0.61 m) in diameter, the largest being 3.5 feet (1.1 m), and many are up to 60 feet (18 m) long
Another angle of Devil's Postpile... John Muir and Pacific Crest trails are passing this area. The 211-mile-long John Muir Trail links Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks. The Pacific Crest Trail goes from Canada to Mexico.
The Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River plunges 101 feet over a cliff of volcanic rock forming Rainbow Fall (2.255m or 7,398ft).
Rainbow Fall (2.255m or 7,398ft). Bears leve here! On our way back we had met one black bear!!!
A view from the top of Mammoth Mtn (3.371m or 11,059ft)
Another view from the top of Mammoth Mtn (3.371m or 11,059ft) Minaret Summit (2.824m or 9,265ft) is behind
At the Mammoth Mtn ski resort in the summer time
The weather was beautiful
We enjoyed late afternoon driving around Mammoth Lakes
A view from Mamie Lake (2.255m or 9,026ft) towards Twin Lakes
