Lee Vining Canyon Waterfalls
The Lee Vining Canyon Waterfalls are waterfalls tumbling into the steep, avalanche-prone area that links the Tioga Pass Entrance of Yosemite to the Mono Lake Basin. Given the volume of snow here, the snowmelt gives rise to the ephemeral waterfalls featured in this chapter. Technically, this section is not part of Yosemite National Park, but I've included the waterfalls here since you're bound to see a few of them if you head into the park through the Tioga Pass in the early weeks of summer. Perhaps the most noticeable of the falls in this V-shaped canyon is the one fed by the regulated Ellery Lake (pictured above). The watercourse fed by Ellery Lake also continues to cascade as it makes its way towards Mono Lake. There is also a longer cascading one further down the road (pictured below). These falls aren't anything to get worked up about, but I thought I'd mention them anyways.
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A long cascade tumbling its way into Lee Vining Canyon
