[pct-l] Scary stuff ahead

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Someone mentioned that it's possible to take a trail down to Leavitt  
Lake to avoid something scary on Sonora Pass. Is this alternate route  
in the guide book? (My guide book is in Tuolumne Meadows and I'm not  
there and I'm taking a break to try to work out some less strenuous  
work-arounds for things I'm just not feeling comfortable doing.) Is  
this alternate route easy to find on the trail?

I believe I read in the guide book that Return Creek is a problem in  
one of the post-Tuolumne Meadows sections as well. Has anybody who  
isn't a young, buff or tough man done Return Creek yet and can say  
how it was? I will skip it if it is scary. I slip and fall down too  
easily.

Also, how is Donahue Pass?

Diane (Piper)