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I had a wonderful 3-day backpacking trip to Young Lakes in Yosemite with S&S last week. Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite is gorgeous, and though it’s crowded, it’s not nearly as much like Disneyland as the Yosemite Valley is. We hiked north toward Glen Aulin, then veered northeast toward Young Lakes and left most of the crowds behind. It’s a 7.25 mile hike up to the first lake, which is at 9,850 feet. Raggedy Peak steals the skyline at the first lake, and we camped at the base of it, but the real show is at the 3rd lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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heading out from Tuolumne Meadows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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heading north, Cathedral Peak to the south<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yosemite granite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Raggedy Peak as we approached lower Young Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Home sweet home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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sunlight on granite cliffs above the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Raggedy peak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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almost full moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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sunset with full moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On day 2 we day hiked to the 2nd and 3rd Young Lakes, and it was just stunning! There’s a small scramble up to the 3rd lake (at almost 10,200 feet elevation) through a small waterfall, but it’s easy and short, nothing a pair of hiking poles and good boots can’t handle. The payoff is very much worth it. There are 360-degree views at the 3rd lake, it’s beyond words in the English language \ud83d\ude42  So very very glad we took a day to explore this area before heading back to camp at the 1st lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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lower Young Lake, Raggedy Peak on teh right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Raggedy Peak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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trail from 2nd to 3rd Young lakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Upper Young Lake is stunning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Upper Young Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Upper Young Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Upper Young Lake – like an infinity pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Upper Young Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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from Upper, looking down on 1st and 2nd Young Lakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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the waterfall is the trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2nd night sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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love the sunset colors on the water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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heading back to civilization<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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