RHH's photos
Needles
Taken on our hike to Middle and Upper Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite, tentatively identified as Whitebark Pine, Pinus albicaulis.
Half Dome from Olmstead Point
On our third morning in Yosemite we drove from our campsite to Tuolumne Meadows to do some hiking there, stopping at Olmstead Point for photos and breakfast. This was the view of Half Dome that morning as we watched the sunrise.
Half Dome from Olmstead Point
Taken the third morning of our stay in Yosemite as we drove from our campsite to Tuolumne Meadows to hike the Cathedral Lakes trails.
Upper Gaylor Lake
After hiking to Upper Gaylor Lake we went on around the lake and followed the trail, visible in the photo to the site of the Great Sierra Silver Mine. The photo looks back over the lake to Gaylor Peak and beyond it to the ridge over which we hiked to reach this lake and the one beyond it, not visible in the photo.
Great Sierra Mine
From Gaylor Lakes we hiked to the site of the now-abandoned Great Sierra Silver Mine on the northeast border of Yosemite. The effort was never successful and only a small amount of silver was found. The area, however, is full of old ruined buildings and mine shafts.
Upper and Middle Gaylor Lakes
As we hiked from Upper Gaylor Lake to the site of the old Sierra Silver Mine, this was the view back down the trail. The peak is Gaylor Peak and the ridge over which hiked to reach the lakes is just beyond the peak.
Autumn Color
Taken as we hiked from Middle to Upper Gaylor Lake in Yosemite National Park - I believe the red leaves are of the wild blueberry.
Middle Gaylor Lake, Yosemite
Our hike to Gaylor Lakes took us up over a ridge and down to Middle Gaylor Lake, shown here. We hiked on from here to Upper Gaylor Lake and into the surrounding mountains to the now abandoned Great Sierra Silver Mine.
Middle Gaylor Lake
This was taken near Middle Gaylor Lake in Yosemite National Park as we hiked to the lakes and on to the Great Sierra Silver Mine.
