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David and Bill at the Sunrise Trailhead 2013/07/6 11:31:00 |
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Three Mariposa lilies (Calochortus leichtlinii) 2013/07/6 11:51:35 |
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David gets his first view of the Slide. 2013/07/6 12:23:10 |
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Mariposa Lily (Calochortus leichtlinii) 2013/07/6 12:25:46 |
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David examines a long dike of dissimilar rock in the granite. 2013/07/6 12:28:25 |
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David walks down the slide. (1) 2013/07/6 12:32:24 |
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David at the brink of a deep pool. 2013/07/6 12:35:35 |
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Bill stands at the edge of the pool. 2013/07/6 12:37:53 |
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View below the cascade and pool 2013/07/6 12:48:07 |
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View up the cascade 2013/07/6 12:48:24 |
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Yellow-striped fly licking sweat off my hand 2013/07/6 12:57:30 |
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Bill sits by the water's edge. 2013/07/6 13:03:28 |
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Video of Tenaya Slide 2013/07/6 13:05:00 |
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The creek runs over slabs. 2013/07/6 13:07:16 |
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A whirl of water part-way down the slide. 2013/07/6 13:08:07 |
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David stands beside the water running over the slabs. 2013/07/6 13:10:44 |
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The slide is about 1/4-mile long. 2013/07/6 13:11:57 |
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Summit of Clouds Rest 2013/07/6 13:12:14 |
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Many veins run though the granite. 2013/07/6 13:16:35 |
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David near the bottom of the slide 2013/07/6 13:19:46 |
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Every so often a large pot-hole appears in the granite. 2013/07/6 13:19:58 |
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Kids sunbathing at the bottom of the slide 2013/07/6 13:22:00 |
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David decides not to do the hike through the forest. 2013/07/6 13:23:42 |
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David climbs back up the slabs. 2013/07/6 13:25:12 |
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David starts his hike up the slide. 2013/07/6 13:25:24 |
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David climbs slowly up the slide. 2013/07/6 13:31:48 |
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David climbs the steeper slabs of the dome next to the cascade. 2013/07/6 13:44:47 |
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One last look down at the slide before we head up alongside Tenaya Creek 2013/07/6 13:45:56 |
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View up Tenaya Creek from the top of the cascade 2013/07/6 13:50:25 |
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Warning sign near the top of the cascade for those who dare to venture beyond. 2013/07/6 13:55:24 |
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David stops for a drink. 2013/07/6 13:58:22 |
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Hikers going the other way look for a way around the cliffs and ponds. 2013/07/6 14:15:07 |
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Water-carved granite 2013/07/6 14:19:41 |
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Bill alongside Tenaya Creek on easier terrain 2013/07/6 14:22:51 |
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Crossing the slabs scattered with erratics 2013/07/6 14:27:39 |
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David rests at a peaceful pool on Tenaya Creek. 2013/07/6 14:31:35 |
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"How much more of this do we have to go through?" 2013/07/6 14:45:13 |
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David crosses Tenaya Creek. 2013/07/6 14:56:39 |
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A green meadow near the trailhead 2013/07/6 14:59:02 |
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Bill and David at the end of the hike 2013/07/6 15:09:38 |
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