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2005August

***August 1, 2005
- Day 1 of the Talusdancers pack trip. We start at Agnew Meadow and hike past to Shadow Lake to camp at Rosemarie Lake.

***August 2, 2005
- We hike on down to Reds Meadow. I take a different - and much longer! - route to the store/cafe.

***August 3, 2005
- We leave Reds Meadow (after a cafe breakfast) and hike south on the JMT to a campsite at the Deer Creek crossing.

***August 4, 2005
- Head on to Purple Lake.

***August 5, 2005
- After feeling less than great the night before, I reluctantly decide to leave the trip and hike out over Duck Pass. Ironically, I feel absolutely fine by the time I get over the pass. Motel in Bishop that night.

***August 6, 2005
- Since I’m in Bishop and I’m without obligations I drive up to the highest grove of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest and then return via Tuolumne Meadows.

***August 11, 2005
- Drive to Four Jeffrey Campground and stay overnight.

***August 12, 2005
- Leave South Lake and hike over Bishop Pass to lakes in upper Dusy Basin.

***August 13, 2005
- Day hike down Dusy Basin to just before the drop-off into Le Conte Canyon. Meet talusdancers and hike back up to lakes in Upper Dusy Basin to camp.

***August 14, 2005
- Up early to hike out over Bishop Pass.

***August 15, 2005
- After staying overnight in Mammoth, stop near Mono Lake, Tioga Pass, and Tuolumne Meadows to do photography on the way home.

***August 26, 2005
- Short hike from Tuolumne Meadows into Lyell Canyon. Camp at the junction with the Ireland Lake trail.

***August 27, 2005
- Up the trail to Ireland Lake and then over the ridge and cross-country to Fletcher Lake.

***August 28, 2005
- Fletcher Lake to Tuolumne Meadows.

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