https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-high-country daily 0.75 2025-10-25 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-high-country/blog-post-title-two-aegtk monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-high-country/blog-post-title-three-639dh monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-high-country/blog-post-title-four-f77na monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-yosemite-valley daily 0.75 2025-10-10 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-yosemite-valley/blog-post-title-one-6jhkj monthly 0.5 2020-08-25 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-yosemite-valley/blog-post-title-two-tf8n9 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-yosemite-valley/blog-post-title-three-bpdhg monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/yosemite-national-park-yosemite-valley/blog-post-title-four-5lekc monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/high-country daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/high-country/cmtxh2q120b5tvx8cj4yq8zpsk2766 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/6172097c-fee2-4f19-85a4-9c4c9b4f83cf/Buena+Vista.png High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/81a61673-73b5-4906-986d-68dce5f14053/20251029_122708.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out I could literally stare at thie view for hours. On the far left is the backside of Half Dome. And on the far right is the southern edge of Clark Range. In between…..almost endless landmarks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/8b8bcac2-6996-45b7-b4ba-87a23472ee52/20251029_182056.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Looking to the east, you will see Half Dome, Cloud’s Rest & Mount Starr King. This view is much cooler when the sun is lighting up all these landmarks. However, this hike took longer than I expected and I missed the best time to see this view by about 1.5 hrs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/a4787f4d-5ae5-47b9-bdf7-55ba4e51d221/20251029_063454.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out I started the hike at 6:30am as the sun was peaking out from behind Clark Range. The peaks that appear here are Cloud’s Rest (9,935 ft), Mount Starr King (9,079 ft) & Mount Clark (11,523 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/73539033-bf1f-4f5f-8da6-bbbcf7973477/20251029_122352.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Looking towards the north (far left of the viewpoint), you will see Half Dome (8,806 ft), Mount Starr King (9,079 ft), Mount Hoffman (10,772 ft), Tuolemne Peak (10,857 ft) and Matterhorn Peak (12,301 ft) - (looking left to right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/2056f89a-a49b-45bc-b1de-c337848d4e45/20251029_111814.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Around 10.0 miles into the hike, you will see Buena Vista viewpoint in the distance. From here, it’s the low spot on the ridge in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/9e638dcc-5f23-4368-accc-8b7cc70bb903/20251029_080210.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Looking east is Mount Starr King (9,079 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/01937fd7-a1a1-4191-b879-8f67c5cb197d/20251029_085538.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out About 5.3 miles into the hike, the first views of Mount Clark & Gray Peak appear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/1762230081425-FT2Q43JGATPYFAOR41AF/20251029_124435.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/1762230083690-4TEMP7EHZNLTJJM57Y7B/20251029_125809.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/1762230119114-9V1V363Q6QYC73HSDGWA/20251029_135735.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/1762230117541-4WAP9J5CERQZINPPG39A/20251029_144811.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/fe0bea1d-3079-40e1-8bd5-2c78fe57f06d/20251029_065917.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Around the 1.1 mile mark, you will get your first views of Half Dome (8,806 ft) & Cloud’s Rest (9,935 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/61117353-df84-42cd-82a4-b26a284f2bcc/20251029_072811.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Around the 2.1 mile mark, you will see North Dome (7,543 ft), Mount Hoffman (10,772 ft) & Half Dome (8,806 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/93187bac-96e1-4768-abcd-a1174b8c179d/20251029_181455.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Looking to the west, I did catch the sunset which was both beautiful and unexpected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/2eafa597-ed52-4939-b710-c4abbf6dfa8c/20251029_102820.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Around 8.4 miles into the hike, you will come to this mostly open area with a rim around the east, south and west side of you. It made me feel like I was at the end of a really large bathtub. Lol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/c119914a-4dba-4176-94e4-5e2808cf40c2/20251029_122414.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Looking towards the east (far right of the viewpoint), you will see Mount Clark (11,523 ft), Gray Peak (11,567 ft) & Red Peak (11,657 ft) - (looking left to right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/e43973ae-abfc-4eb1-ad45-2d1faf012117/20251029_095123.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out The more south you go, and as the sun moves higher into the sky, the views of Mount Clark get better and better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/3d80396a-5781-4a6e-997b-b2cd0695af5d/20251029_122403.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Looking to the northeast (center of viewpoint), you will see Tressider Peak (10,601 ft), Cathedral Peak (10,854 ft), Echo Peak (10,886 ft), Matthes Crest (10,923 ft) and Cockscomb (11,054 ft) - (looking left to right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/5a9b0927-183e-4e65-9d03-f7cff8218e05/20251029_073415.jpg High Country - BUENA VISTA TRAIL - Make it stand out Around the 2.4 mile mark, if you look east you will see Clark Range, including Mount Starr King (9,079 ft), Mount Clark (11,523 ft), Gray Peak (11,567 ft) & Red Peak (11,657 ft). https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/high-country/mono-pass-amp-parker-pass monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/a96f5c6f-d8bb-4305-b639-3d85a4aeb6d8/20251022_100848.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking to the southwest, you will see some nice peaks with Parker Peak hiding back there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/818ec324-fbcb-4bea-a753-2a88d94da2e2/20251022_104406.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking north from Parker Pass. Mammoth Peak on the Left and Mount Conness (12,550 ft) with the snow on it on the far right side, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/1eb474e8-b609-4daf-aaeb-688d5866ffb3/20251022_104952.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/10ce7799-1d6d-45d1-9325-6f4179bd9c9f/20251022_085256.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking southwest, some peaks with plenty of snow on them. Somewhere back there is Koip Peak (12,973 ft) & Parker Peak (12,858 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/b75a3402-f83a-4f94-b1a0-66229ab1cf47/20251022_093205.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Trail to Parker Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/b7d851c1-9151-4ae9-bfa5-d5e512a81ee9/20251022_085810.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking south you will see Mount Lewis (12,353 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/38fefd1e-b4d2-497b-b627-247a1f91984c/20251022_092538.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking north you will see Mammoth Peak (far right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/6d8d798d-c108-410f-b7ba-eae5ae7e96c1/20251022_103849.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Sign at Parker Pass (11,100 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/e2cf3787-7719-4047-abef-76eadf678680/20251022_104726.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking north; Ragged Peak on the left (10,867 ft) and Mount Conness (12,550 ft) & North Peak (12,232 ft) on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/d53ca188-eb55-4088-bde1-ad4f82d2d4e9/Mono.png High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/afdbdfd8-9cbe-4885-b1cf-efd4bbff00d0/20251022_091155.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Behind this tree line lies the old miner’s cabins. Apparently, many other animals liked traveling by these cabins….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/dc19d9b6-8fb4-47c1-a303-34bada5a478c/20251022_091559.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking south, you will see the sign for Mono Pass with Mount Lewis in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/49609a3a-e110-4455-941d-cdb375aab898/20251022_093432.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out After about 0.1 miles down the Parker Pass trail, if you look to the north you will see White Mountain far in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/7faab70a-6ff1-4411-8ce2-8fe18207db6c/20251022_090523.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out This is the start of the 0.3 miles trail going west to the old miner’s cabins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/a0c130c7-b716-493d-b89f-610aea257d58/20251022_075723.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking to the west is Mammoth Peak (12,090 ft), with a nice dusting of snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/4e7e1d9a-8e5f-4e5a-8ced-93b29780112b/20251022_102727.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Only about 0.4 miles from Parker Pass and looking south. Parker Pass is just over that ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/e183d5fa-eb2f-49c5-a4e6-a6d03f0196bd/20251022_090747.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking to the northwest you will see a mirror image of Mammoth Peak on a small lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/7044d038-0bd4-4eea-811a-47a51c42ecde/20251022_094303.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking to the south, you will see Mount Lewis. Are those bear tracks going to the miner’s cabins??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/820c4d54-96e5-4aea-b8af-f518452a3749/20251022_092341.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking to the west. Behind this ridge is Lyell Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/0f5d6513-411d-46b1-84b6-bee2d337aee6/20251022_104044.jpg High Country - MONO PASS & PARKER PASS - Make it stand out Looking south from Parker Pass. Parker Peak on the right partially covered with clouds. https://www.enlightenedhiking.com/high-country/blog-post-title-one-8c24g-jnztg monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/4ee0ae59-8127-44a1-8a74-d6f210fa4940/20251008_105743.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out To the north, Matterhorn Peak, Mount Conness, False & White Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/74d8501a-644d-4088-b2cc-a17379bf19c5/20251008_105536.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out Evelyn Lake with Parsons Peak in the far background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/eccabb64-2607-4167-997d-906b077d8326/20251008_115257.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out Looking to the east, you will see Kuna Peak, Blacktop Peak (in the far background) & Potter Point (closer and drops off to the left). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/0ad36e25-8f3c-4d37-9d73-c2913b25f434/20251008_114911.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out Looking directly south, you will see Amelia Earhart Peak, Mount McClure, Simmons Peak & Parsons Peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/553b7335-f4cc-4b69-a3ba-163bcc363e0e/Vogelsang+AllTrails.png High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/477d4694-a26c-4dd4-9d8e-c995a59b1994/20251008_131939.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out View of Lyell Fork with Potter Point in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/d169e162-354e-4172-ba1f-edad677f7f10/20251008_100359.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out To the west of Vogelsang HSC, Choo Choo Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/dae5609a-ccc1-44cb-bd03-186a4931c7f8/20251008_101414.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out Vogelsang H.S.C. with Fletcher Peak in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/3cd4bfec-fdae-4fb8-a37d-2a278c56acd0/20251008_104643.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out Looking SE, Evelyn Lake with Kuna Peak in the far right background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/4ec1f364-5b5a-4dc6-9f94-5225967b1d89/20251008_134819.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out Looking south with Donohue Peak on the left and Potter Point on the right, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/0003990b-9726-48c9-a53c-351a228d3f1b/20251008_093051.jpg High Country - VOGELSANG H.S.C., EVELYN LAKE & LYELL CANYON - Make it stand out To the south, Fletcher & Vogelsang Peaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e2d3358bcbd229c9a155ee/260a18dc-b444-49a0-ae25-3dd906df76fa/20251008_092610.jpg High Country - 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