trail riding in yosemite national park, trail riding in tuolumne meadows, yosemite national park
note: If you ride from the horse camp,
you’ll avoid these bridges. Watch for a sign
indicating Tuolumne Lodge.
After the bridges, the gentle, flat trail generally
follows the course of the Lyell Fork as it
passes through wide Lyell Canyon. The river
features pools, gravel bars, and cascades.
Upper Cathedral Lake. Our next ride took
us to Cathedral Lake and Cathedral Peak. It’s
a 5.2-mile ride from the campground to Upper
Cathedral Lake, with an elevation gain of
1,000 feet.
We rode out of camp on the same trail
as before, but this time turned west, riding
about 1.5 miles on a fairly level trail above
the campground until it intersected with the
Cathedral Lake trail.
Most of the 1,000-foot elevation gain
occurs in the next couple of miles after this
intersection. A fair amount of this trail portion
has rock stair steps.
HorseLink Magazine11
May 2010
Finally, we could see Cathedral Peak,
10,823 feet above sea level. From this angle,
the peak appears to be a perfect point. At
the lake, the same peak looks like an inverted
horseshoe.
Shortly thereafter, we came to a point
where the trail splits to upper and lower
Cathedral Lakes. We selected Upper Cathedral
Lake. What a picturesque spot! A virtual
fairyland! Scattered around the lake are peninsulas,
small inlets, and tiny islands.
You can access four other trails from the
horse camp or by trailering to other parking
locations in Tuolumne Meadows: Elizabeth
Lake, Glen Aulin, Dog Lake, and Young
Lakes.
kent and Charlene krone combine their interest
in photojournalism with a passion for horses.
They enjoy sharing their horseback adventures
in the united States and western Canada.
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the Tuolumne
meadows
trails by kent
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