Backpack Trip to the Hoover Wilderness and Yosemite National Park

August 7-13, 2007

On the backpack trip were me (Richard Muller), Rosemary Muller, Elizabeth Muller, Rahal Waladi, and Thomas Findley Jr. There was plenty of water, but essentially no mosquitoes. This trip has more lakes per mile than just about any other trip I have ever taken. We also saw some spectacular meteors from the Perseids, but I got no photos of those.

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Hoover Yosemite Trail
Map of our backpack trip of August 7-13, 2007. We went clockwise around the loop.
Green Lake (and Rosemary)
Rosemary sitting by Green Lake in the Hoover Wilderness, just to the North-East of Yosemite. Virginia Pass (our return route) is visible in the upper left.
stream crossing
Crossing the stream on the way up to East Lake.
East Lake, Hoover Wilderness
East Lake, in the Hoover Wilderness. Elizabeth and Rahal.
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Gilman Lake Hoover Wilderness
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Lower Hoover Lake lunch stop
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Campsite by Summit Lake. The low pass is visible just over the lake. The mountains behind are in Yosemite.
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Red grasses by Summit Lake
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Pheasant? Ptarmigan? Grouse? Photographed at 9000 feet, on trail down from Summit Lake into Yosemite. Can someone identify it?
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Shepherd Crest seen from near Summit Lake pass (Virginia Canyon)
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Return Creek, with Shepherd Crest in the background.
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Return Creek, near the headwaters in Virginia Canyon
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Hiking up to Return Lake Virginia Canyon, Yosemite
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Return Creek meanderings Virginia Canyon, Yosemite
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Return Lake source of Return Creek Virginia Canyon, Yosemite
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Bear tracks near Return Lake
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Bear track, close up.
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Swimming in Return Lake. Yes, it was cold.
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Tom hiking up the snowfield above Return Lake
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Pond in the hanging valley above Return Lake
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Soldier's Lake seen from the ridge next to Grey Butte, above Return Lake
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Rich sipping some fresh meltwater
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Rosemary finding the way down the other drainage
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Sunset behind Virginia Peak seen from Return Lake
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Return Lake littoral near dusk
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Marmot, near Return Lake Virginia Canyon, Yosemite
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Cathedral Range seen from trail up to Virginia Pass, Yosemite
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The "trail" up to Virginia Pass Yosemite
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Virginia Pass Windy. Rosemary Muller, Elizabeth Muller, Rahal Waladi, and Tom Findley.
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Return Lake and Virginia Peak seen from Virginia Pass.
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Virginia Canyon seen from Virginia Pass
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Lichens at Virginia Pass, Yosemite
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Glines Canyon down from Virginia Pass and back into the Hoover Wilderness
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Monkey Flowers in Glines Canyon It's August -- but they seem to think it is spring!
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Monkey Flowers Glines Canyon, Hoover Wilderness
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Grasses, by Richard A. Muller Inspired by Rothko
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Campsite in Glines Canyon Hoover Wilderness just outside of Yosemite
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Sunrise in Glines Canyon The dramatic colors are from a smoky forrest fire in the Minarets.
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Creek Textures
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Crossing Glines Creek Hoover Wilderness
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Fresh Needles Another photo in the Yosemite Textures series
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Water Flowing in Glines Canyon
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Water Jumping in Glines Canyon
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Indian Paintbrush Glines Canyon
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Green Lake Hoover Wilderness just outside Yosemite
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Green Lake Hoover Wilderness
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Hummingbird Moth along the west fork of Green Creek Hoover Wilderness