Above is the view looking toward Merced Pass Fork as it flows toward its junction with Lyell and Triple Creeks.

The park has done most of its trail work on those that are closer to the highway, part of the High Sierra Camps loop, or the Pacific Crest Trail. Since this part of the park sees fewer visitors little has been done except to clear fallen trees early in the summer. The trail below is an example of needed work I've seen in 3 places in this area of the park. Hopefully with the increased fees more work will be done in the future to fix this. None of the trails like this were impassible. You just needed to be careful, but then you need to do that at all times anyway.