Sierra Club Backpacking Committee

Yosemite New Year's Trip Photos, January, 2000

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On the Valley floor, December 31st, 1999

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Maya, Jim and Louise on the trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls, December 31st, 1999

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On the trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls
Left to Right: Fred, ?, Ed, Lara, Melissa, Don, Jim, Inge
Nevada Falls in background, December 31st, 1999

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Vernal Falls, December 31st, 1999
Note the amount of ice around the falls.

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Jim, Stephanie, and Patty on the overlook of Vernal Falls, December 31st, 1999

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Jim at the base of Nevada Falls, December 31st, 1999

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Jim at the base of Nevada Falls, December 31st, 1999
A slightly better shot.

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On the way back from the Nevada Falls, December 31st, 1999
Front Row, l to r: David, Jim, Fred, Maya, ?, ?, Inge
2nd Row: Patty, Stephanie, ?, ?, Louise
Back Row: Carol, Randy,

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On the Valley floor, January 2nd, 2000
Jim, Christine, and Annette
Note: light snow had fallen the night before

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Just North of the Ahwanhee Hotel on the Valley floor, January 2nd, 2000

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Annette, in front of a bridge over the Merced River, January 2nd, 2000

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Jim and Annette, in front of a bridge over the Merced River, January 2nd, 2000

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Looking up the valley on the way home, January 2nd, 2000
Foreground: the Merced River, on left: El Capitan, or right: The three brothers

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Jim and Maya on the Valley Floor, January 2nd, 2000

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Nice shot of the sky above El Capitan; poor shot of Jim, January 2nd, 2000

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Jim and Annette at Inspiration Point, Yosemite Valley in background, January 2nd, 2000
Gee, why do you think they call it "Inspiration" point?


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