
I have no idea who Vogelsang was, but he had a nice peak. You can see it for quite a distance on a side trail that winds from Nevada Falls down past Cathedral Peak, ending at Tuolumne Meadows.
Again, about halfway down Lyell Canyon, the woods give way to an dry open meadow as we approach Kuna Crest and begin our climb toward Lyell Glacier.
This is the lower of the two alpine meadows below Lyell Glacier. After our first trip here in 2004, we hiked this section of the John Muir Trail again in 2006 and then once more in 2012. I find it one of the most beautiful spots in Yosemite and hope to crawl my way back up there for some years to come.