to Vogelsang

	Six of us went to Vogelsang via the Rafferty Creek Trail. 7 miles up to 10, 300 feet elevation. We got rained on AND hailed on quite a bit, but it made it that more interesting for Ashley and Heather.
	The girls with Jim and Mary Ann. Still hailing and raining!
	As we got further along the bad weather dissipated. Vogelsang Peak in the background.
	We set up camp at Fletcher Lake (along the shore on the far right). Here we are hiking up a short distance to Townsley Lake.
	Heather, Ashley and Bob above Fletcher Lake.
	This is Townsley lake - beautiful Alpine splendor. The day ended perfectly clear. We even got to take in an astronomy lecture that night given by ranger Savannah.
	BACK at Toulomne Meadows! Rory, Michelle and Sierra spent the morning inside their tent. By early afternoon, it was clearing up. Michelle went for a quick jaunt to the top of Lembert Dome (shown here).
	25 minutes total from the campsite to the top is mighty fast! Proof she made it is the picture Michelle took of herself at the very top.
	Another shot with a reflection in a pond. (Looks like more black clouds!)
	Weather finally looks reasonable. Time to take Sierra on a little hike. This is along the river that is just a few hundred feet from the campsite.
	Toulomne Meadows. Hiking through the meadows.
	This is the walled area around the natural SODA SPRINGS. Sierra was really enthralled with the bubbles coming out of the small puddles of water.
	Little miss energy takes off. Back side of Lembert Dome in the background.
	Five minutes later and it is time for the rain coats again. That night it cleared up once and for all, so they got to enjoy the outdoor fireside talk about bears.