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Good Morning Yosemite
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Badly needed fluids and carbs
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Hits the spot
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Highly recommended
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Damien wants to get going
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High water in Lyell Fork
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That's where the water comes from
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We are heading over the pass somewhere up there. Lyell Canyon
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Usually this is just boulder hopping
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The crossing of Dana Fork at Mile 160 of the JMT 10,200 feet and there's snow everywhere
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Gaiters and Gore-Tex boots make these crossings a no-drama affair
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With the right gear, we just go, others are uncertain what to do
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Ready for more after the crossing
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Mount Lyell high above the trail
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The big mountains - maybe something we can do another year
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Lyell Canyon below
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Donohue Pass is white and wet for the most part
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Time for a cooldown on the other side of the pass
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Crossing these little streams slows us down
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Banner Peak boils over with clouds
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Damien is first on the big log
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Crossing Rush Creek on the old log
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This creek is truly rushing down to Waugh Lake
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Glen Lake well below us
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Crossing another scary-full creek
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The final ascent to Island Pass
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Poop on ice
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We arrive on Island Pass with Banner Peak ahead
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Looking for a camp site on Island Pass
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snow patches everywhere on this low pass
