Rocky Slope Dragons

Paddled over to the Rocky Slope for a short walk...clips of Ground Squirrel, Tortoise Back, and the Dragons...clip of Morning Cloak too...but too tiny to post...just as I got to Last Chance for work, the Two Ravens were out front, posing for the tourists...pic and clip....oh...was going to look up Conway, the trail builder...brb...
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Yosemite Falls and Eagle Peak Trail
The Yosemite Falls Trail, started by John Conway in 1873 and completed to the north rim in 1877, was carried by its builder and owner still higher to the summit of Eagle Peak, highest of the Three Brothers. He started his toll horse trail to Eagle Peak in 1873 and completed it as far as the foot of the Upper falls. In 1877, he finished the trail to the top of the falls, and in 1888 to Eagle Peak. The State wanted to purchase the trail from him in 1882, but he refused to sell. He fought the State in and out of court but finally sold in 1885 for $1,500.
Except for minor changes, the present trail follows Conway’s trail. From the top of the falls you can follow what are probably Conway’s original blazes to Eagle Peak, except for a section through the meadow. The Park Service has reblazed much of the trail, but the diamond shaped blazes made by the Army are easy to distinguish from the others.
http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/pathways/yosemite_trails.html
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For sometime, has been a hike to Eagle Peak.....sunny warm and blue...General Grant said of the Four Mile that it was 'the best moutain trail I've ever been on'...it's more like five...it's story and many more are at the site...