Ebbetts, Monitor,and Sonora Pass

This was a wandering trip,some planing but changes along the way were fitted in.
We started at Big Trees SP. This is a favorite of ours. When we had the cabin we would go there and walk/ski among the  sequoias at both the north and south grove.
I did get some fishing in at Beaver Creek and the trout just looked at me and laughed. I did get a hit but it must have been a small one.

 At our camp spot we had a family of Downy Woodpeckers living in a stump just outside our spot. 
We could hear them as they cried for food from their ever searching parents.

 This was a nice place to start.Very few other campers,almost like we had the place to ourselves.

Next we went to Union Lake and had it all to ourselves and did some kayaking and fishing.
No luck with the fish but the lake was full and the waterfowl were out feeding.

 Our next stop was Grover Hot Springs SP. Again not many people so the time was quiet.
We walked the trails to the falls from Burnside Lk.and ran across this California Rubber Boa.
This is the largest I have seen almost 2 feet long. Don't think you get to see them much.

We had some nice evenings with the thunder storms rolling in. No rain/hail just very loud and rumbling boomers. It was a real treat. We don't get them along the coast so much.

 On Saturday we left to head over Monitor Pass and stopped at Heenen Lake to walk the trail around the back of the lake.We were hoping to see the eagle family at the back of the lake but they must have not raised a family this year.
The wild flowers were nice and the views west toward Ebbetts Pass was nice to see with some snow.

 After checking out several camp places along Sonora Pass we found that the weather had gotten hot and it seemed like everyone from the valley was up there with their trailers/motor homes.
We headed up the Clarks Fork area and found some quiet spot for the night.

We had planned to skirt through Yosemite spent a night than head out to the coast near Cambria but with the temp at the park over 100* and loads of people we headed home to the fog .
This was a nice trip 6 nights out and some fishing along the way. I didn't have much luck but it was nice to be on the water.