July 4-6, 2008
First stop at Inspiration Point
Driving to Glacier Point
Vernal falls, Nevada falls, and ...
... Half Dome: our trip's main goal
Those tiny dots on the top left are people
Will we make it to the top tomorrow?
We certainly hope so
Yosemite falls
The Valley below
Yosemite falls with the Valley
A short day hike to Sentinel Dome
On the way up
El Capitan
The Sierra Nevada range
Us on the top of Sentinel Dome
Bad hair day
Driving through the Valley to our motel
Saturday morning at 6am
On the trailhead at 4035 feet
Watching the sunrise from the trail
Our destination
Approaching Nevada falls
On the top of Nevada falls
Powerful
8am breakfast at the river
Continuing up through redwoods
Getting closer and closer
Leaving the trees behind
Quite steep
Getting a bit uncomfortable with the height
The last stretch
Pick a pair of gloves
'Cause you need to hold on tight
On the top at 8846 feet
Others have also made it
Dramatic views
Leaning over takes courage
A classic shot
Christof at the edge
The trail ends here
Getting ready to descend
Almost down
We survived the cables
A look back
Shower on the long hike back
Passing by Nevada falls again
Then Vernal falls
17 miles round-trip, almos a mile elevation gain, 10 hours