by Calculated Risk on 9/05/2008 12:06:00 AM

Some people asked for photos of my hike along a portion of the John Muir Trail. This photo is of Cathedral Lake, about 18 miles from Yosemite Valley. It is quite a climb to this point - about 5,700' of elevation gain from Yosemite Valley over Cathedral Pass.

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Unfortunately one of my friends had to drop out at Tuolumne Meadows, and I wasn't able to continue (minor foot injury) after reaching Red's Meadow near Mammoth the second day.

It was still great fun. Hopefully I'll have more photos of my next trip.

For those wanting more, here are some photos I posted from my Yellowstone trip in 2005.