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derbilly: Ready to head out
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derbilly: Red-tailed hawk circles above
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derbilly: High peaks seen across the canyon
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derbilly: A nice lunch spot
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derbilly: A view to Hetch Hetchy
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derbilly: Nick tries to capture the scene with his new camera
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derbilly: Hetch Hetchy
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derbilly: Not a bad viewpoint
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derbilly: A view up the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Pate Valley below
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derbilly: Canyon walls
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derbilly: A solid perch to view Hetch Hetchy
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derbilly: A look down to Pate Valley
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derbilly: A dried up pond
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derbilly: A pool left in the Tuolumne River during low flow
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derbilly: A look down the Tuolumne River Canyon
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derbilly: Ponderosa pine forest
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derbilly: A sandy beach along the river
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derbilly: Calm water prevails during this time of year
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derbilly: Wooden bridge crossing an arm of the Tuolumne River in Pate Valley
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derbilly: View down river
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derbilly: View upriver
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derbilly: Coming out of the forest
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derbilly: A short climb out of Pate Valley up to Piute Creek
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derbilly: Tall weeds and scattered trees
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derbilly: A view up Piute Creek Canyon from our campsite
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derbilly: The sun blazes into the canyon
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derbilly: Diminishing light
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derbilly: Last rays
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derbilly: First flat area at a spring after a long climb out of Piute Creek
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derbilly: Morning view of the canyon