If you use Google Earth you'll be able to see our planned route with an amazing level of detail using this link.
The John Muir Trail is highlighted in yellow. The trips we have planned off-trail are in orange. You must play around by tilting the view, and spin around in 3D--you can often see the trail and you can see almost every tree. You can fly the entire hike as if you were in a hang glider. There's a marker in that file called 'Cottonwood Lake Trailhead', that's where we'll be going in. From there you can follow the path all the way to Yosemite Valley.
If you have a fast connection, in Tools/Options slide the Terrain Quality to the highest level. Right below the Terrain Quality slider is the Elevation Exaggeration field. Type in 2 or 2.5 so it looks more dramatic.
If you don't use Google Earth, you should give it a try. Go here and download the desktop application. Incredible. Really.
Very, very cool! I'm going to try to show this to Grandpa tomorrow. :-)
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