On August 19-27, 1966 I backpacked 67 miles with Explorer Post 360 (23 boys, 3 men) and Explorer Post 251 (9 boys, 3 men) (38 total) on a modified John Muir Trail Trek from Yosemite Valley to Reds Meadow. Fifteen of us climbed Half Dome on August 21, 1966. Thirteen climbed Mt. Lyell on August 25, 1966. Some 6 boys climbed Vogelsang Peak.
We road a bus to Yosemite Valley and started up the John Muir Trail from Happy Isles headed for Little Yosemite Valley where we camped.
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Yosemite Valley from Wawona Tunnel - Yosemite National Park 20 Aug 1966
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Vernal Falls - Yosemite National Park 20 Aug 1966
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Vernal Fall - Yosemite National Park - 20 Aug 1966
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Vernal Fall from Mist Trail - Yosemite National Park - 20 Aug 1966
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Nevada Fall from Mist Trail - Yosemite National Park - 20 Aug 1966
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Top of Nevada Fall - Yosemite National Park - 20 Aug 1966
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Looking down Nevada Fall - Yosemite National Park - 20 Aug 1966
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Looking down Nevada Fall - Yosemite National Park - 20 Aug 1966
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Swimming in Merced River at Little Yosemite Valley - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966
We climbed Half Dome on August 21, 1966 from our camp at Little Yosemite Valley.
Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 feet above the valley floor.
The impression from the valley floor that this is a round dome that has lost its northwest half, is just an illusion. From Washburn Point, Half Dome can be seen as a thin ridge of rock, an arĂȘte, that is oriented northeast-southwest, with its southeast side almost as steep as its northwest side except for the very top. Although the trend of this ridge, as well as that of Tenaya Canyon, is probably controlled by master joints, 80 percent of the northwest "half" of the original dome may well still be there.
Hikers use cables to ascend Half Dome. As late as the 1870s, Half Dome was described as "perfectly inaccessible" by Josiah Whitney of the California Geological Survey. The summit was finally reached by George G. Anderson in October 1875, via a route constructed by drilling and placing iron eyebolts into the smooth granite.
![Steve Henderson leads Explorer Post 360 group climbing the cables on Half Dome - Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966 Steve Henderson leads Explorer Post 360 group climbing the cables on Half Dome - Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966](snc03_tuolumne_mdw_to_halfdome/snc03_0011_19660821half_dome_roc5gem3bri-30ice_1bcsw450hq.jpg)
Steve Henderson leads Explorer Post 360 group climbing the cables on Half Dome
Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966
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Art Ravenscroft, Steve and Scott Henderson on top of Half Dome
Teneya Canyon and Washington Column - Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966
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The cables going up Half Dome - Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966
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Instead of following the John Muir Trail to Tuolumne Meadows we took an alternate route up the Merced River and rejoined the John Muir Trail in the Lyell Canyon.
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Merced River - Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966
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View up Merced Canyon - Yosemite National Park - 21 Aug 1966
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Merced River - Yosemite National Park - 22 Aug 1966
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Merced River - Yosemite National Park - 22 Aug 1966
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Merced Lake, Half Dome - Yosemite National Park - 22 Aug 1966
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Head of Lewis Creek - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Florence Creek - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Lewis Creek - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Bernice Lake, Mt. Florence - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Gallison Lake - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Vogelsang Lake - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Fletcher Creek, Emeric Lake - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Vogelsang Camp - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Vogelsang Camp - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Vogelsang Camp, Vogelsang Peak - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Rafferty Creek - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Evelyn Lake - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Looking back toward Evelyn Lake - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Kuna Crest - Yosemite National Park - 23 Aug 1966
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Lyell Fork Tuolumne River - John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Mount Lyell, Lyell Fork Tuolumne River - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Lyell Fork Tuolumne River - John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Mount Lyell, Lyell Fork Tuolumne River - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Crossing Lyell Fork Tuolumne River at Middle Lyell Base Camp
John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
We climbed Mount Lyell on August 25, 1966 from our camp at Upper Lyell Base Camp.
Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park, at 13,114 feet. It is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, 1.2 miles northwest of Rodgers Peak. The peak as well as nearby Lyell Canyon is named after Charles Lyell, a well-known 19th century geologist. The first ascent was on August 29, 1871 by John Boies Tileston.
The peak had one of the last remaining glaciers in Yosemite, Lyell Glacier. The Lyell Glacier is currently considered to be a permanent ice field, not a living glacier.
Mount Lyell divides the Tuolumne River watershed to the north, the Merced to the west, and the Rush Creek drainage in the Mono Lake Basin to the southeast.
![Mount Lyell from just before Upper Lyell Base Camp - John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966 Mount Lyell from just before Upper Lyell Base Camp - John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966](snh03_lyell_fork_1966/snh03_0006_19660824lyell_fork_roc5gem3ice_1bcsw450hq.jpg)
Mount Lyell from just before Upper Lyell Base Camp - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Mount Lyell from Upper Lyell Base Camp - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Mount Lyell, Card game at Upper Lyell Base Camp - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Swimming at Upper Lyell Base Camp - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 24 Aug 1966
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Heading out to climb Mount Lyell from Upper Lyell Base Camp
Yosemite National Park - 25Aug 1966
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On the way up Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Crossing Mount Lyell glacier - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Crossing Mount Lyell glacier - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
![Amelia Earhart Peak and Potter Point from Mount Lyell glacier - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966 Amelia Earhart Peak and Potter Point from Mount Lyell glacier - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966](sni03_mount_lyell/sni03_0007_19660825mt_lyell_roc5gem3ice_1sw450hq.jpg)
Amelia Earhart Peak and Potter Point from Mount Lyell glacier
Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Camp from Mount Lyell glacier - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Approaching top of Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Explorer Post 360 on top of Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
![Marie Lakes (right) and Waugh Lake (left) from top of Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966 Marie Lakes (right) and Waugh Lake (left) from top of Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966](sni03_mount_lyell/sni03_0011_19660825mt_lyell_roc5gem3ice_1sw450hq.jpg)
Marie Lakes (right) and Waugh Lake (left) from top of Mount Lyell
Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Banner Peak (left) and Mt. Ritter (right) from top of Mount Lyell
Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Lyell Fork Hutchings Creek Basin, Electra Peak from top of Mount Lyell
Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Lyell Glacier and morain from top of Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
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Lyell Canyon from top of Mount Lyell - Yosemite National Park - 25 Aug 1966
The next day we headed over Donahue Pass.
![On the trail to Donahue Pass, Mount Lyell - John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park - 26 Aug 1966 On the trail to Donahue Pass, Mount Lyell - John Muir Trail - Yosemite National Park - 26 Aug 1966](snj03_donahue_pass_area/snj03_0001_19660825donahue_pass_area_roc5gem3ice_1sw450hq.jpg)
On the trail to Donahue Pass, Mount Lyell - John Muir Trail
Yosemite National Park - 26 Aug 1966
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Donahue Pass - Yosemite National Park/Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
![Banner Peak and Mt. Ritter - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966 Banner Peak and Mt. Ritter - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966](sna05_donahue_1000island/sna05_0002_19660825donahue_1000islandsw450hq.jpg)
Banner Peak and Mt. Ritter - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Banner Peak, Mt. Ritter, Mt. Davis - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Banner Peak (rear), Mt. Ritter from near Island Pass
Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Banner Peak, Banner/Davis Pass, 1000 Island Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Emerald Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Ruby Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Ruby Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak over Garnet Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak over Garnet Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Minarets - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
![Shadow Creek - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966 Shadow Creek - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966](snd05_1000island_postpile1966/snd05_0013_19660826_1000_island_devils_postpilesw450hq.jpg)
Shadow Creek - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Shadow Creek waterfall - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
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Shadow Creek camp - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 26 Aug 1966
The next day we continued to Red's Meadow and Devil's Postpile.
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Shadow Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 27 Aug 1966
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Shadow Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 27 Aug 1966
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Shadow Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 27 Aug 1966
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Shadow Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness - 27 Aug 1966
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Devil's Postpile Information - Devil's Postpile National Monument 27 Aug 1966
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Devil's Postpile - Devil's Postpile National Monument 27 Aug 1966