We made discoveries along the way on day 3 before stopping by another beautiful lake: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/buena-yosemite-buck-creek-gs-moraine.html
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Breeze Lake
Lots of water, some already in shadow, dominates the lower half of the photo leaving just a few rocks sticking out on the left. On the far side of the water, trees grow on the left and the right is a mass of light grey granite reaching for the sky.
A pond with critters to discover.
Water with grass growing out the left half of what is visible is kept in by a lip of granite rocks. A few small, but well formed, conifers grow in them and the tops of a forest grows behind it. Past the forest, a long ridge of granite rises with cliffs near the top.
Hikers pass a metal sign in a forest of large trees.
Buck Creek Guard Station is tilting a bit, as are the other buildings in the area.
A tilted building in a small meadow with trees behind.