Luke ready for mosquito attacks leaving camp. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail, near the top of the ridge leaving the Sunrise area. View from the trail. 3 Amigo Flowers. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. Nice contrast with the dark purple flowers and the Corn Lillis. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. I liked the way this tree looked. There were a lot of bridges on this day. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. Another cool tree. Large patch of ferns. This lizzard was just hanging out sunning himself and didnt seem to mind me being there. View from the trail. View from the trail. If we were to cross this bridge we would go to Merced Lake. Luke sitting by the water soaking his feet and having lunch. View from the trail. Bob on the trail. Bob crossing a bridge. Merced River. Merced River. Merced River. The trail runs through this patch of ferns. Water slowly trickling down toward the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. Looking back up the Merced River from where we came from. Looking back up the Merced River from where we came from. Merced River. Merced River. It is amazing how many man hours must go into keeping these trails in good shape. View from the trail. View from the trail. View from the trail. Merced River. Merced River. Luke by the Merced River. The forest gets thicker and bigger near Little Yosemite Valley. Bob by the trail. View from the trail. The water rushing over something made a rooster tail. Close up of the rooster tail. Pool below the rooster tail. View from the trail. View from the trail. Large trees made this area feel pretty comfy. Good view of Merced River near LYV. Good view of Merced River near LYV. Todd by the river.
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