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At camp in Little Yosemite Valley |
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Sunrise |
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On top! |
Looking at the cables from afar |
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I drank some water a little too quickly |
The top of Half Dome is as large as a football field |
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Looking into Yosemite Valley |
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Looking over the edge at Mirror Lake |
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Looking back towards the high point on the dome. The face is the cliff on the left side, and those specks in the top right are people. |
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Looking East. Gotta go to Clouds Rest one day - it's the ridge on the right side of this pic |
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This is an overhang - from the valley it looks like just one rock, but it's quite large. See this from the valley. Wider angle valley view
Here are some aerial shots of Half Dome. |
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I held the camera out over the ledge and took a shot straight down |
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There is a large portion of Yosemite Valley past Mirror Lake most people don't get to see. Mirror Lake is at the base of this picture, looking Eastward. |
They had lots of gloves for use on the cables. |
Vernal Falls, on the way up. Pretty dry this time of year. Compare this to May 1 of the same year. |
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Half Dome looms ahead on the trail |
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Nevada Falls, also on the way up |
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A lone tree near Little Yosemite campground |
Back side of Half Dome |
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The steps up the Eastern slope of Half Dome - the left side as you face it from the valley |
About to begin the trek up the cables |
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This was how steep it was going up the cables. Not for the faint of heart! |
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Getting closer... |
Pondering the summit... |
Looking down the cables from the top |
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