Day 22 - Evolution Valley to Sapphire Lake...

The ladies left lower Evolution Valley and headed up and through McClure Meadows. They made a quick stop at the backcountry Ranger station located there and chatted with the Ranger. What a job!


McClure Ranger Station...

Along the way, they enjoyed beautiful meadows, tarns, wildflowers and vast walls of rock.


Beautiful Meadows...


Wildflowers and a quiet tarn...

Finally they reached Evolution Lake. Nana described the view in her personal journal as "Jaw Dropping". This is one of the most scenic areas along the whole JMT...


Evolution Lake...

Unfortunately, it was a bit crowded there with several other groups of hikers and also quite windy. So the ladies pushed on a while longer and headed up to Sapphire Lake, el 10,966' which sits above Evolution where they found things a bit quieter. It was also quite cold and the ladies hunkered down in their tents by 7pm. The alpenglow on the nearby peaks at sunset was beautiful...


Last light on the peaks...

A while later, the ladies were stirred from their tents by the light of the full moon rising between the mountains. It was a spectacular sight!


Full Moon Rising!