Nothing beats getting in touch with nature like setting a roaring, lighter-fuel induced blaze.

After a late arrival (1:30AM or so), we slept in the truck at this campground in Tuolumne Meadows.

At the Cathedral Lakes trailhead. Judy's ready to start backpacking!

Embarking on our journey. The weather was sunny, but very breezy and cool.

Me in front of one of the many big granite mountains that Yosemite is known for. I *think* this was the north side of Cathedral Peak.

Judy putting her trekking pole to good use.

This little butterfly (moth?) took a liking to Judy's bright yellow windshirt.

Still walking along Cathedral Peak.

Me in front of Cathedral Peak.

VIDEO: Pano of the area just before Cathedral Lake. We actually weren't planning on going to Cathedral Lake, but ended up here after making a wrong turn. Oops!

Here's a really nice shot of Cathedral Peak.

VIDEO: Pano-vid of Cathedral Lake and Cathedral Peak.

Looking back at Cathedral Peak.

Looking back at Cathedral Lake and Cathedral Peak. Alright, enough with the cathedrals!

Which way do we go, which way do we go?

Looking up at Matthes Crest.

Cool rock formation, but not sure the name of it, if it even had a name.

Another shot of the cool rock mountain.

Various shots of Judy hiking along the John Muir trail...

...passing more granite mountains...

...slowly making our way to the Sunrise High Sierra Camp (HSC).

It stayed breezy throughout the day and was actually kind of cold.

We spotted this deer grazing on the grass.

Coincidentally, we met a couple of guys from Palo Alto when we passed through the Sunrise HSC. We pushed past the HSC because we wanted to camp in a more secluded area.

We planned to camp at one of the Sunrise Lakes. The nice thing was that there was potable water at the HSC so we didn't have to filter any water the first day.

We found this great campsite by the first, and largest, of the Sunrise Lakes.

This is where we had dinner. Nice view, huh?

We were a bit worried because some dark clouds started to appear as the sun set.

VIDEO: Check out these cool water surface effects on the lake. I think it was steam from the lake being swept along by the wind>>>

After a very chilly evening (one guy we spoke to the next day said it got to 18F - brrrr!), we awoke to clear blue skies. This view's from inside our tent.

VIDEO: Pano of the lake we camped at. It was a beautiful day and it looked like the cold winds from the prior day were gone.

Who is that masked bandit?!! Taking a tip from our recent Nepal trip, Judy prepares herself in case the winds return.

The masked bandit prepares for battle.

This didn't come out too clear in the picture, but water definitely froze the night before. We were really glad to have high-quality down sleeping bags!

Hiking by the second of the Sunrise Lakes.