Glen Aulin

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Glen Aulin is a flat, forested basin (a glen) at the foot of a significant cascade along the Tuolumne River.  It's about 5 miles downhill of Tuolumne Meadows, though with most of the elevation loss in the last mile.  The park concession operates the Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp here, a simple backcountry lodge of tent cabins with a central bathroom and dining hall.  Very popular, it's hard to get reservations here.  Backpackers can also camp in the glen, near the High Sierra Camp, where there are bear-proof food lockers.  This is a stopping place on the Pacific Crest Trail or a good basecamp for exploring the aquatic displays along the Tuolumne River.  Foremost of these must be Waterwheel Falls, about a mile further down the river toward the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne; Waterwheel is a spectacle to be seen, with numerous 'rooster-tails' rocketing great distances out and downward.