Day 4 saw us dipping into Sierra National Forest for the day before returning to a near lake camp, all via a pair of magnificent passes: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/08/buena-yosemite-rutherford-lake-and-post.html
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Petr walks the trail down from Post Peak Pass. Ritter and Banner rise up in the distance on the left, the Minarets on the right.
A rocky area, largely of a gentle slope nearby, but steeper to the right and drops off a little to the left. It extends outward for a bit before dropping off and sharp peaks rise up in the distance.
The old view on the way up Post Peak Pass.
Lines of granite rock left by the glacier holds in a small pond on the left and a large lake on the right. The land drops behind the ledge of the lake so that distant mountains pop up with little seen between.
One of a few ponds along the way. Rutherford Lake was also visited, but the editing to get to 4 images was vicious.
Trees surround a green space with a tiny bit of open water in the middle. Most the green is some sort of water growth such as reeds, but there's some drier growth in front. A couple lumps of granite rise behind.
New view at Fernandez Pass
Wide image of the landscape framed by granite peaks on each side and green sloping down with a couple of close peaks and at least 20 lining the distance.