http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Lee-Vining/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Lee Vining en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:37:31 BST Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:37:31 BST Out of the pass to the dry... http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lee-Vining/blog-331516.html Sept 4th Thursday6th satDrove from Vegas to Lee Vining which is on the edge of Yosemite. Hardly any traffic at all very scenic drive.Lee Vining was small place very near lake Mono. Stayed in motel and left fairly early next morning drove 76 miles through Yosemite stopped to walk up to Dog Lake which was a short walk but very steep at quite high altitude about 8000 ft. We stayed in a tente http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lee-Vining/blog-322515.html Hiking on the clock. We probed we dug holes we played with soil plugs we took pH and temperature readings we filled out reports we crawled around on our hands and knees looking for botrychiums and we cooked our nightly gruel by a small campfire. Eight days working in the Emigrant Wilderness went by quickly and smoothly. It was a beautiful hike in from Leavitt Lake. We started at at 9000 ft a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lee-Vining/blog-316527.html The pacific NW are behind me now passed Lake Tahoe and I am at the foot of Yossemitehelliphelliphelliphellip.and a second feeling of ldquoWinterrdquo touched me with a slight accumulation of snow.Pacific NW September 2026From the high planes of Glacier NP to the pacific sea shore in over 500 miles my first physical contact with Idaho despite living in Oregon for more than six ye http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lee-Vining/blog-206794.html Tuesday was quite a day. While we had a lot of frustrating moments we experienced some wonderful hikes and terrific moments.We had breakfast at Nicely's Restaurant which has an awesome homemade oatmeal breakfast perfect for getting a lot of energy. We needed it for our morning adventure which went a little differently than planned.We drove to the Black Point area on the northeastern edge of http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lee-Vining/blog-85261.html