_JFR_: 003 Driving up Rock Creek Road toward the Mosquito Flat Trailhead parking lot
_JFR_: 011 I found a great parking spot next to Rock Creek at the Mosquito Flat Trailhead and slept in the car
_JFR_: 012 I decided to do a bit of fly fishing in Rock Creek, which was still flowing strong in August 2023
_JFR_: 014 GoPro video of Rock Creek flowing fast, from the footbridge to the walk-in campsite at Mosquito Flat
_JFR_: 015 GoPro shot of Rock Creek looking upstream from the footbridge at the Mosquito Flat Walk-in Camp
_JFR_: 016 GoPro shot of Rock Creek looking downstream from the footbridge at the Mosquito Flat Walk-in Camp
_JFR_: 020 I woke up early the next morning at Mosquito Flat and got ready to hike into Little Lakes Valley
_JFR_: 023 Trailhead signs at Mosquito Flat for the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 031 The John Muir Wilderness sign on the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 032 The Little Lakes Valley Trail goes up and down a bit, but is relatively flat and easy
_JFR_: 040 View south on the Little Lakes Valley Trail with Bear Creek Spire the distant peak on the left
_JFR_: 045 What with the snow melting and yesterday's thunderstorm, the Little Lakes Valley Trail was very soggy
_JFR_: 049 The Little Lakes Valley Trail is popular with day-hikers and trout fishermen
_JFR_: 054 The Little Lakes Valley Trail crosses the outflow creek from Mono Pass and Ruby Lake near Heart Lake
_JFR_: 057 View northwest from the Little Lakes Valley Trail toward Mount Starr (12835 feet elevation)
_JFR_: 061 View of Heart Lake from the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 068 GoPro video as I cross the footbridge near Heart Lake on the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 069 GoPro view up the creek toward Mono Pass and Mount Starr from the footbridge near Heart Lake
_JFR_: 071 GoPro view toward Heart Lake from the footbridge on the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 072 Reeds along the shore of Heart Lake in Little Lakes Valley
_JFR_: 075 View north (downstream) across Heart Lake in Little Lakes Valley
_JFR_: 080 The Little Lakes Valley Trail stays high above Box Lake as it continues south
_JFR_: 088 Big Stones form a wide rock-hopping ford of Rock Creek on the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 091 GoPro video as I rock hop my way across the wide ford of Rock Creek on the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 092 Pretty pink Columbine flower along the Little Lakes Valley Trail near Long Lake
_JFR_: 098 View south over Long Lake with Bear Creek Spire on the far left, from the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 102 Zoomed-in view of Bear Creek Spire and Pip-Squeak Spire from the Little Lakes Valley Trail at Long Lake
_JFR_: 106 Long Lake on the Little Lakes Valley Trail - I decided to do a bit of fly fishing along the shoreline
_JFR_: 112 Video as I catch a Rainbow Trout with my Tenkara Rod in Long Lake on the Little Lakes Valley Trail
_JFR_: 113 I caught a small Brook Trout in Long Lake with a barbless hook, then released it unharmed