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View from Washburn Point |
Half Dome, a granite dome and the most famous feature in Yosemite National Park |
Nevada Fall (upper right) and Vernal Fall (lower left) |
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Nevada Fall, 594 ft drop |
Vernal Fall, 317 ft drop |
Half Dome profile |
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Half Dome Hike Overview: Start at the base of Vernal Fall, hike up along the right hand side then continue on to the top of Nevada Fall. Then hike through Little Yosemite Valley around the back of Liberty Cap through the forest and approach Half Dome from the subdome, which is hidden from view. |
The cables are on the other side |
The visor at the top of Half Dome. Pretty sure those are people on top. |
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Merced River |
Deer near Yosemite Falls |
Deer close-up |
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Yosemite Falls, the highest waterfall in North America. 2,425 ft drop from the top of the Upper Falls to the base of the Lower Falls. |
Yosemite Creek flowing over the top of the falls |
Upper Yosemite Falls |
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Overall the seventh highest waterfall in the world |
Half Dome at sunset |
As seen from Camp Curry |
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Half Dome in the daytime, rising 4,737 ft above the valley floor |
Bridalveil Fall |
Water below Bridalveil Fall, which is fed by Ostrander Lake |
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Indians thought you would be cursed if you looked directly at the waterfall |
They also though breathing in the mist would give you a better chance at marriage |
Wind blowing it sideways... looks like a bridal veil there |
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View of Bridalveil Fall from Tunnel View |
View from Tunnel View |
El Capitan (left), Half Dome (center), & Bridalveil Fall (right) |
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View up Yosemite Valley |
Half Dome |
El Capitan, rising 3,000 ft from the valley floor. A favorite for rock climbers. |
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Mirror Lake |
The face of Half Dome, seen from Mirror Lake |
Half Dome reflection in Mirror Lake |
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Yosemite Valley |
Half Dome in the distance |
What Yosemite Valley used to look like... |
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View from Glacier Point |
The sheer face of Half Dome |
View up Tenaya Canyon |
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Can see all the way to Tenaya Peak off in the distance |
North Dome and Basket Dome on the left |
Valley floor with Yosemite Falls on the left |
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Granite outcrop at Glacier Point |
My first morning at Yosemite I woke up to the sound of helicopters in body recovery mode because a depressed Yosemite Valley employee decided to jump from the outcrop. |
North Dome & Basket Dome |
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Granite dome |
Merced River |
Upper Yosemite Falls |
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Yosemite Falls |
Merced River flowing through Yosemite Valley |
Bridalveil Fall |
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Half Dome |
Hiking near Mirror Lake |
The face of Half Dome |
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Nevada Fall & Vernal Fall |
One last view from Washburn Point |
Vernal Fall & the Merced River |
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Looking south from Glacier Point |
Bridalveil Fall and the 617 ft drop |
Wind picking up |
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View of Half Dome from the valley floor |
Lower Yosemite Falls |
Half Dome |
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Camp Curry |
Now with hantavirus! |
If you stay in the cheap cabins, do yourself a favor and get one of those light bulb socket adapters that will let you plug in a phone charger. It's your only option for charging phones or camera batteries inside the tent. |