Lembert Dome Trail

Lakes of Yosemite 3/4 (Dog) – Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 301

Jeff

“Dog

Dog Lake was an interesting side-venture.

Dog Lake was quite frankly an afterthought. We hadn’t intended to make the side journey, but when we realized how close it was to the Lembert Dome Trail in the Tuolumne Meadows area, we decided to investigate. Compared to some of the other lakes, and with the understanding we only viewed it from one vantage point, it was less remarkable than the previous lakes we visited.

Certainly pretty with the snow coated mountains in the background, it lacked the personality of Mirror Lake or Tenaya Lake. Perhaps the distance from the mountains or other geographic wonders lessened the impact.

 
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Lembert Dome Cairn Art- Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 252

Jeff

Artistic cairn layout at Lembert Dome

Artistic cairn layout near Lembert Dome Trailhead

Near the trail head of Lembert Dome, some hikers showed their artistic side by creating a grouping of cairns. These rock formations are ostensibly used to guide others in areas where the path may not be clear. There is some “controversy” about these unofficial guide posts primarily because they are unofficial. There have been times when not-so-funny jokesters deliberately mislead others.

A grouping like this may cause confusing since they appear in a rounded formation without a clear direction. There were others in the area that did point the way, however.

 
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Lembert Dome Trail Beauty- Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 251

Jeff

Lembert Dome Trail's beauty

Another stream in the woods

As we continued our hike back to the parking area, we came across a number of scenes like that above. There appears to be so much beauty to enjoy that even this rather common Yosemite sight of a meandering stream, reveals wonderful colors of green, brown and gray amid the bubbling waters.

Who could encounter such a place with dappled sunlight, gurgling water and not be happy to be among the mountains?

 
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Lembert Dome: The Trail Down – Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 248

Jeff

The trek back down from Lembert Dome

On the trail down from Lembert Dome, more streams

Experienced hikers understand that the trail “back down” can be almost as hard as the ascent to the top of a mountain. Trekkers are more tired on the way down and the body’s momentum can force errant steps. If there is scree on the path, this can have severe consequences for those who are not prepared.

We carefully retraced our steps with the idea that, if we had enough energy left, we would take the companion trail to Dog Lake which is a spur off of the Lembert Dome Trail. We were faced with more stream crossings as the snow melt continued to swell the waterways.

In the picture above you can notice logs that were placed next to boulders in the stream to help with finding dry footing. One can’t assume that these are stable so tread lightly, making sure that where your foot will go is relatively steady. I always try to keep one foot firmly planted during the step forward and only when the previously lifted foot is secure, do I then lift the trailing leg.

 
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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 169 (Lembert Dome Stream Crossings – 3/8)

Jeff

There were a surprising number of stream crossings we had to navigate

During the spring thaw, there are a good number of stream crossings along the Lembert Dome Trail.

We understood that during the time we were hiking there would be snow melt and with that would come the need to navigate through wet areas. When we came across a stream, that was not surprising. We did not anticipate that we would have to do this as many times as we did. I also did not appreciate how much water the streams would carry and how wide some of the crossings would be.

We would have to search up and down the banks of the streams to find the most suitable and narrow spot often adding a large fallen branch/log to the debris to help provide a dry foothold.

When does a stream become classified as a river?

 
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Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 168 (Lembert Dome The Trail- 2/8)

Jeff

A major portion of the trail looked like the typical hike in the woods

A major portion of the Lembert Dome trail looked much like the typical hike in the woods.

A good portion of the Lembert Dome Trail was similar to many other trails we hiked through a wooded area. The path was often wide and clear. There were patches of snow all around and as we got higher on the mountain, the pockets of snow became more prevalent and at times, larger!

As this picture indicates, portions of the trail were thawing quickly and relatively dry, but that didn’t mean it would be that way in other areas as you will see in the post of Day 169!.

 
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