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| the journey begins | ||||
| our trek begun from Curry Village which is another 2 miles trek to Happy Isles, the starting point of the JMT | ||||
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| switchbacks | ||||
| Leon making his way up the numerous switchbacks that climbs the Merced Valley | ||||
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| nevada fall | ||||
| view to the beautiful giant waterslide of Nevada Fall (594 ft drop), the monolith left of the fall is Liberty Cap | ||||
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| little yosemite valley | ||||
| at this point we have in a short 4 miles from Happly Isles, already climbed more than 2000 feet to Little Yosemite Valley (6100 ft) | ||||
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| humpy dumpy | ||||
| a rare picture of humpy dumpy walking | ||||
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| waterboy | ||||
| the campsite for our first night on the JMT was near the junction of the trail to Clouds Rest... a place with frequent bear sightings | ||||
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| chief cook | ||||
| Leon showing off his wilderness cutlery skills | ||||
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| dinner? | ||||
| chance of veal for dinner, but alas we were in a national park | ||||
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