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For 45 minutes drive from Mammoth and there we came to the Yosemite national park east entrance. A small parking next to the gate was the trail head to the Gaylor lakes and Granite lakes. It starts at 9900 feet.
The beginning of the trail was steep. After getting up to the ridge, around 10600 feet ,  the beautiful view of the Gaylor lake shows up when looking down in the valley. The view of  snow mountains in the far back are amazing too.
Passing Gaylor lake, it’s a easy walk to the upper Gaylor lake then to the miner’s shack, except a part on a snow field and attack of hundreds of mosquitos. I tried to use hood and hat to protect my face but still got a few bites. They even bit through my long sleeve jacket on my shoulder. This year the snow melt later than usual and it seems the mosquito season is delayed too. It’s wise to have some bug nets and bug spray with you. On the way back, i took some nice photos of some wild flower and the granite lake.
The hike was totally 5 miles. Came back to the trail head, we decided to drive a little bit more into the Yosemite. Olmstedt point was 8 miles away. From there view of Half dome is pretty clear. It’s obviously a popular spot of photo shooting.
Tenaya lake is a huge lake on the way to the Olmstede point. It is very beautiful but just not so quiet because of the popularity.
Dinner was at the lodge, including sauteed chicken, boiled corn and veg soup. It was delicious.