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Looking southwest from Clouds Rest. Little Yosemite Valley, home of the Lyell fork of the Merced River, zigzags gently across the center, up to its headwaters on Mount Lyell. I can't quite pick out the individual peaks in this photo because I'm not yet familiar with the southeast part of Yosemite. Mt. Clark and the Clark Range fill the right side of the panorama. The rugged Sierra Crest extends as far as the eye can see...