A Backpack to the Remote Lyell Fork of the Merced River

Lyell Fork Trip

The last tarn seen from the eastern end.

Last Tarn

A Trail and Cross-Country Route to the Lyell Fork, July 2007

Marching on, I soon came on the last of the large tarns, a long slim pretty lake surrounded by lawn and decorated by swaths of purple flowers. I danced off the trail just long enough to take a few pictures before moving on.

Lyell Fork Trip

A peek at the last tarn from the western end.

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