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06940 I crossed the Tuolumne River on the Hwy 120 bridge, I cut over to the PCT near Lembert Dome (9420 ft)
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06944 The Pacific Crest Trail headed north from Tioga Road on Soda Springs Road, where backpackers park
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06946 The Pacific Crest Trail left the paved road and continued north toward Soda Springs and Glen Aulin
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06964 Looking southwest over Tuolumne Meadows at Unicorn Peak and Cathedral Peak from Soda Springs Road
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06966 The ground was discolored at the soggy seeping site of Soda Springs, due to the carbonated water
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06970 Video of Soda Springs in Yosemite National Park as carbonated water bubbles out of the ground
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06971 Yes, you can drink the carbonated water at Soda Springs in Yosemite National Park - but I didn't try it
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06979 Glen Aulin Trail sign about entering the Yosemite Wilderness, near Soda Springs at PCT mile 945
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06984 One last view back toward Tuolumne Meadows as the Pacific Crest Trail heads north to Glen Aulin
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06991 There are a lot of day-hikers and High Sierra Camp hikers on this first five mile stretch of PCT
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06999 The Tuolumne River and the Pacific Crest Trail travel over a relatively flat plain of glaciated granite
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07007 Yet another zoomed-in view of Cathedral Peak and Fairview Dome from Pacific Crest Trail mile 947
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07009 The PCT neared the slowly meandering Tuolumne River, so I decided to eat lunch and do some fly fishing
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07012 The Tuolumne River was wide and slow at my lunch spot, with several Domes in the distance to the south
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07016 The Pacific Crest Trail was built strong as plenty of horses and mules travel this path to Glen Aulin
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07019 I was glad that I missed the Spring melt - the Tuolumne River was probably raging two months ago
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07025 All of the granite along the Tuolumne River was smooth and polished thanks to the glaciers of old
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07039 Hazy, smokey view west looking into the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River as I neared Glen Aulin
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07042 Stacked rocks on a steep slope on the way down into Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp - I hate these rocks
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07047 GoPro video of the twin bridges over the Tuolumne River south of Glen Aulin at PCT mile 948
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07048 Looking back at the twin bridges over the Tuolumne River on the way to Glen Aulin on the PCT
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07050 The Pacific Crest Trail got steeper, and the Tuolumne River began some serious cascading near Glen Aulin
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07055 The Tuolumne River was cascading nicely on the way down the big descent to Glen Aulin
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07057 Wildcat Point (far left) and Cold Mountain (center) above the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River
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07058 GoPro video of the Tuolumne River cascading over granite slabs toward Glen Aulin from the PCT
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07059 I hate these annoying packed-stone slopes that were built for horses, not humans, on the PCT
