28-AUG-09

Dist: 2.54 mi	Points: 419	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

PHD009

Location: 37.877487°, -119.390373°
R @ Y. Return to trail at the base of the dome and retrace route back to trailhead.

PHD003

Location: 37.877316°, -119.391594°
L at use trail up to dome. Many narrow use trails cut through the trees at the base of the dome. Cut through and climb the moderate granite slopes Northwest towards the summit. Look back on your way up for spectacur views of Tuolumne Meadows.

PHD005

Location: 37.880718°, -119.388741°
L @ trail. Connect with the trail at the base of the dome and head L (north). Watch for numerous deer among the trees. Follow the level, dirt trail under a canopy of pines.

PHD001

Location: 37.876865°, -119.394539°
Trailhead. Park in small lot along the Tioga Road. The large granite dome to the North is Pothole Dome. The meadow between the road and dome is closed to foot traffic. Access the dome via the trail to the west. Head out on the trail that skirts the meadow and takes you to the Dome.

PHD007

Location: 37.884083°, -119.387169°
R at Trail. Narrow trail quickly opens up to meadow and the Tuolumne River. Many more deer in the area.

PHD006

Location: 37.884022°, -119.388634°
The trail opens up and turns towards the east. Cut Right at burned out tree and pickup use trail in .1 miles.

PHD002

Location: 37.878284°, -119.394936°
Path bears right at the trees and base of the dome. You can begin scrambling up the dome anywhere, but better access points are further east.

PHD004

Location: 37.880589°, -119.393829°
Pothole Dome Summit (8770'). Look around and take in the numerous mountain ranges surrounding the dome and Tuolumne Meadows. Cathedral Peak, Unicorn Peak, Mt. Dana, Mt. Gibbs, Ragged Peak, White Mountain, Gaylor Peak, Tuolumne Peak, etc. Head down in a westerly direction towards the meadow. No trail or cairns in the area. Your goal is to connect back with the trail at the base of the meadow.

PHD008

Location: 37.883705°, -119.386459°
Pebble beach on the Tuolumne River. Nice spot for a cliff bar, or picnic lunch. Continue on the trail south among the meadow and trees. Even more deer.

Pot Hole Dome

Location: 37.877056°, -119.394623°

Meadow Trail at the base of the dome

Location: 37.877262°, -119.394814°

easy trail

Location: 37.877602°, -119.393951°

Tuolumne Meadows

Location: 37.877098°, -119.391922°

Up the dome.

Location: 37.877743°, -119.391953°

Route to the top.

Location: 37.878399°, -119.392319°

Toulumne from the top

Location: 37.878227°, -119.392052°

Cathedral Peak

Location: 37.880138°, -119.393845°

Lembert Dome and Mt. Dana

Location: 37.880291°, -119.393684°

Tuolumne

Location: 37.880596°, -119.392708°
The Tuolumne River winds through Tuolumne Meadows

Erratics

Location: 37.879372°, -119.393486°
Erratic boulders are scattered along the dome. Cathedral Peak and Unicorn Peak in the background.

Wooded Trail

Location: 37.880783°, -119.388542°

The route down

Location: 37.880859°, -119.390549°

Buck in the Woods

Location: 37.880936°, -119.388344°

Turn R at this Tree

Location: 37.884129°, -119.388680°
This is the burned out tree that is the signal to head right and connect with an unmarked trail to get to the Tuolumne River.

Tuolumne River

Location: 37.883789°, -119.386375°

Doe crossing the river

Location: 37.883812°, -119.386497°

Family time

Location: 37.883495°, -119.386887°

Faun in the grass

Location: 37.883167°, -119.386871°

A Couple Bucks

Location: 37.878139°, -119.389641°

The route back to the trailhead

Location: 37.877907°, -119.389877°

Herd of Bucks

Location: 37.878281°, -119.389542°
This was a small part of a larger herd of 18 Bucks and 1 Doe.

Beneath Cathedral Peak

Location: 37.877800°, -119.389793°