This trail begins at shuttle stop #17. The first mile of this trail is a paved service road that leads directly to Mirror Lake. You may access the loop trail from the end of the paved path. The loop follows Tenaya Creek beyond the lake, and crosses two bridges after the Snow Creek Trail junction before returning past Mirror Lake on the south side of Tenaya Canyon. (There is no safe access to the north side of Mirror Lake directly from the south side of the loop, except via bridges at the west and east ends of the trail).
Mirror Lake has little water much of the year and, while pleasant at any time of year, it is fullest in spring and early summer, when Tenaya Creek flows freely with fresh snowmelt. When water is calm, the lake offers beautiful reflections of surrounding cliffs. Exhibits along the trail tell the story of Mirror Lake's lake-to-meadow succession, and also highlight some of the cultural history of the area. Mirror Lake is often referred to as Mirror Meadow in late summer due to the lack of water and the influx of grasses and sandy areas.
國家公園的資料已經明確指出，在Mirror Lake這邊是沒有任何安全的路徑可以直接穿過到對岸（南到北）。那怎麼辦？我們總不能就受困在這側，想到若還要沿剛才走過的路回去，就覺得痛苦難耐。
還好，此時的水位很低，看到一些大膽的遊客踩著石塊和枯樹幹跨越過Tenaya Creek，考慮再三的我們也就有樣學樣，硬著頭皮也走了過去。
正好有些石塊當墊腳石，我們相互提醒著要小心每一步！
這塊岩石，在一些Google照片中常出現！
或許是角度不對，也或許我們根本沒找到正確的位置，怎麼就沒看到Half Dome的倒影呢？
這看似靜止的湖水，卻仍有波紋，照映出的倒影好模糊。
八月中，在這裡還看得到湖水就該慶幸了，就別要求太多了。
先躲在陰涼處休息吧。
小妞妞一直喜歡小松鼠，但她卻在進入UIUC不到一個月後，因為太接近松鼠被咬了一口。食指被咬破皮之外，指甲也瘀血。這恐怖經驗讓她從此談松鼠色變，甚至看到松鼠還會嚇跑！
所以說這應該是絕無僅有的合照了！
來到對岸，抬頭看，這應該是Half Dome吧！
下次若能五、六月來此處，應該就不會錯過精典的畫面了！
往回走，終於擺脫那臭死人的Trail。
看到很多家庭遊客騎腳踏車前來
清風襲來，走在樹蔭下真的是一大享受！
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