20.11 Yosemite: Cathedral Lakes, lower and upper. 20.12 Lembert Dome and sister. 20.13 Yosemite Falls.
A land of domes and so much more. For music, click on arrow. Cathedral Mountain, a prominent edifice in the park, stands bold and majestic (upper lake). The Monday morning blues seems to be a common malady, probably more in the mind than real. Nevertheless, we often feel once we hit a trail on a Monday or any other day for that matter, a feeling of tranquility and being at one with the world occurs. Thereafter, the sweat and struggle of the hike arises but that's a wonderful feeling in itself, but different. We set out to reach the two lakes that lie below Cathedral Mountain, one higher than the other. We have viewed the edifice from five different vantage points in Yosemite. The hike with add-ons was nine miles although we did not get much above an elevation gain of 1,100 feet. Yosemite's layout usually entails a long walk through the forest followed by rising above the tree-line and then spectacular views. Jenni stands at the trail end for the lower l...