Follow clearly marked trail towards JMT and PCT; make one route-finding mistake due to interesting signage, catch it within 100m; up, up through the forest, going from shelf to shelf. Clear, heavily used trail, not too many people. Tantalizing, though somewhat infrequent, views until we are right on top of Minarets Lake. Packs are, as always on the first day, heavy, but the day is short.
Scout around for a while to find a good campsite; end up with something nice in a meadow above the lake and to its east. Optimized for wind shelter and morning sun.
See several deer on the slopes up to the cliffs above us; they don't seem much concerned by our presence.
Post-dinner stroll around the lake; see a few other people; scary clouds coming in make for very nice pictures.
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| climbing up towards Minaret Lake |
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| short break in front of Minarets |
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| Minaret Lake |
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| Minaret Lake with Minarets behind it |
Dinner: Chicken noodle soup (a different kind, much better); mashed potatoes with salami and garlic.
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