The Wilderness Permits are issued at Hill's Studio next to the Wawona Hotel, starting at 8:30 AM, giving me time to walk around the Pioneer Village area.
There's a collection of old wagons:
A covered bridge over the South Fork Merced:
And a collection of historic buildings from around the park relocated to this one spot:
Then I got my permit and was on my way.
The views of the Clark Range from near Ostrander were nice as always, but they look more like mid-summer than June.
The lake was its normal picturesque self. I camped at Ostrander, finding a campsite away from the crowds up above the lake. The swimming was quite nice, a couple years ago I noted a shallow thermocline while swimming in Ostrander in June, this time there's no such issue.
The clouds built up through the afternoon with an upper-air wind that was initially from the NNE - fairly worrisome. However, mid-afternoon the upper air wind shifted to the WSW blowing the clouds eastward and away.
Sunday, after returning to my car I went to Glacier Point for some cloudless views. First, the Merced Valley from Washburn Point:
The waterfalls on the Merced look like May's rains have left them in good shape. Yosemite Falls, as seen from Glacier Point, appears to be diminishing.
And finally, Tenaya Creek Valley, Half Dome, and Mt. Watkins from Glacier Point:
