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Honeymoon 5: Hetch Hetchy Backpacking

A 3 day trip through one of John Muir's favorite places in Yosemite, the Hetch Hetchy Wilderness. 66 photos
September 25, 2015

Friday, September 25


5 PM

Hetch Hetchy: sunset from backpacker's campground
25 Sep 2015 - 17:05

Saturday, September 26


7 AM

Hetch Hetchy: backpacker's campground
26 Sep 2015 - 07:59

10 AM

Hetch Hetchy: The Resevoir
26 Sep 2015 - 10:00

Starting our 3 day backpacking trip
Hetch Hetchy: O'Shaughnessy Dam
26 Sep 2015 - 10:03
Hetch Hetchy: Let's Go!
26 Sep 2015 - 10:05
Hetch Hetchy: Dam!
26 Sep 2015 - 10:07
Hetch Hetchy: Stacy must read all signs everywhere always
26 Sep 2015 - 10:08
Hetch Hetchy: Dam output
26 Sep 2015 - 10:18
Hetch Hetchy: Down the River
26 Sep 2015 - 10:19
Hetch Hetchy: Into the tunnel!
26 Sep 2015 - 10:20
Hetch Hetchy: Adam's ready to go!
26 Sep 2015 - 10:20

11 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Stacy on a bridge
26 Sep 2015 - 11:25
Hetch Hetchy: Cool Bridge
26 Sep 2015 - 11:27

12 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Head sized pinecone
26 Sep 2015 - 12:22
Hetch Hetchy: Reservoir from the other side of the dam
26 Sep 2015 - 12:29

2 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Cooling off after a hot hike
26 Sep 2015 - 14:04
Hetch Hetchy: Rancheria Falls
26 Sep 2015 - 14:04

A refreshing dip on a very hot day

3 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Refreshed after a swim
26 Sep 2015 - 15:00

Sunday, September 27


6 AM

Hetch Hetchy: creepy trees
27 Sep 2015 - 06:46

7 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Day 2 ready to hit the trail
27 Sep 2015 - 07:16
Hetch Hetchy: Tiltill Valley
27 Sep 2015 - 07:43
Hetch Hetchy: Tiltill Valley
27 Sep 2015 - 07:44
Hetch Hetchy: Tiltill Valley
27 Sep 2015 - 07:48
Hetch Hetchy: Tiltill Valley
27 Sep 2015 - 07:51
Hetch Hetchy: Fluffy
27 Sep 2015 - 07:52

Our 2nd day on our backpacking trip. This high meadow was many miles from even the most remote roads.
Hetch Hetchy: Adam in Tiltill Valley
27 Sep 2015 - 07:53

8 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Pinecone bigger than Adam's Size 13.5 feet!
27 Sep 2015 - 08:48
Hetch Hetchy: Glorious Tiltill Valley
27 Sep 2015 - 08:53

9 AM

Hetch Hetchy: burned hillside
27 Sep 2015 - 09:31
Hetch Hetchy: Burned Tree
27 Sep 2015 - 09:37

10 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Trucking along on day 2
27 Sep 2015 - 10:13
Hetch Hetchy: Trail through the trees
27 Sep 2015 - 10:52
Hetch Hetchy: Path
27 Sep 2015 - 10:53

11 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Day 2 views
27 Sep 2015 - 11:20
Hetch Hetchy: Gnarly old tree
27 Sep 2015 - 11:45
Hetch Hetchy: Path on the granite
27 Sep 2015 - 11:45
Hetch Hetchy: First glimpse of the lake
27 Sep 2015 - 11:47

12 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Cairn
27 Sep 2015 - 12:09
Hetch Hetchy: Bridge
27 Sep 2015 - 12:09
Hetch Hetchy: Granite everywhere
27 Sep 2015 - 12:41
Hetch Hetchy: Washing up
27 Sep 2015 - 12:44
Hetch Hetchy: Vernon Lake
27 Sep 2015 - 12:45
Hetch Hetchy: So much granite!
27 Sep 2015 - 12:48

1 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Vernon Lake
27 Sep 2015 - 13:31
Hetch Hetchy: Adam in the lake
27 Sep 2015 - 13:34

Our 3rd day on our backpacking trip. This lake sat in the middle of a sea of granite. The ground in all directions was solid granite, not dirt. We spent the night here.
Hetch Hetchy: Reading by the lake
27 Sep 2015 - 13:39
Hetch Hetchy: Vernon lake
27 Sep 2015 - 13:44
Hetch Hetchy: Vernon Lake
27 Sep 2015 - 13:47
Hetch Hetchy: Checking out the map
27 Sep 2015 - 13:52

2 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Lakeside tent
27 Sep 2015 - 14:39
Hetch Hetchy: A Bear Pooped in our campsite!!!
27 Sep 2015 - 14:41

3 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Lakeside campsite
27 Sep 2015 - 15:13

Monday, September 28


7 AM

Hetch Hetchy: dawn at the lake
28 Sep 2015 - 07:14

The morning of day 3
Hetch Hetchy: Day 3 ready to hit the trail
28 Sep 2015 - 07:48

8 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Happy Log
28 Sep 2015 - 08:05

9 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Burn Area
28 Sep 2015 - 09:08
Hetch Hetchy: We can see the reservoir again!
28 Sep 2015 - 09:15
Hetch Hetchy: Instant coffee will do... for now
28 Sep 2015 - 09:18

10 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Honeymooners after 3 days in the wilderness
28 Sep 2015 - 10:03

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Hetch Hetchy: Goodbye you beautiful country
28 Sep 2015 - 10:19

Looking down into the Hetch Hetchy Resevoir. All that water is headed to down to San Francisco!

11 AM

Hetch Hetchy: Out of the tunnel!
28 Sep 2015 - 11:00

12 PM

Hetch Hetchy: Out of yosemite, back in, back out, back in!
28 Sep 2015 - 12:16

3 PM

Housekeeping Camp: a wild coyote appears!
28 Sep 2015 - 15:32
Housekeeping Camp: 7 days without a shower
28 Sep 2015 - 15:35

4 PM

Housekeeping Camp: all clean!
28 Sep 2015 - 16:18

Tuesday, September 29


8 AM

Housekeeping Camp: View from our tent cabin
29 Sep 2015 - 08:03