Day 2 of the JMT

Up at 6 and travelled down the Lyall Canyon, past meadows and through tall stands of conifers, all under a blue sky surrounded by towering granite. 

Mid afternoon found me at Tuolumne Meadows. Continued on South towards Cathedral Lake and camped within a mile  of an active forest fire. Heard trees crashing and saw the orange glow during the night but it didn't get any closer. A nervous night. 32 km and 11 hours.