First Day Ever Climbing in Yosemite

Jun 20th 2012 — California,Climbing,Yosemite — 8:08 am

Sunday night I was dropped off after we had hiked 15 or so miles and had no idea what I was doing. After a bit of an adventurous first night spent on the valley floor I acquired a place to camp in Camp 4. I had joined the line to acquire spots in Camp 4 around 5am that morning and ended up being the 3rd person in line.

Dan Carter was the 4th in line. He was looking for someone to climb with, and we ended up shrending for the next 2 days. Dan is the man.

These pictures are from the first day where we climbed at an area called Church Bowl.

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Yosemite Backpacking

Jun 19th 2012 — California,Family,Yosemite — 5:48 am

2 days of hiking. We parked at the Porcupine Creek Trailhead on Tioga Pass Road and hiked to the summits of North Dome, Eagle Peak, and El Capitan.

Cabin North Dome Plants Half Dome Log Davy Hiking Valley View Rock Tree

Hiking Half Dome

Jun 2nd 2008 — Yosemite — 7:53 pm

This was the last hike of our trip and we made it count.

Due to driving we didn’t get started until about 1 in the afternoon. Our plan originally was to head up the trail towards the top of Half Dome and then turn around somewhere along the way. It is a 17+ mile round trip to the summit with a decent amount of elevation gain, so we didn’t expect to reach the top starting so late. We passed two amazing waterfalls that would certainly be destinations in themselves, and indeed the crowds we encountered at the bottom disappeared after the 2nd one.

After a while we passed a sign for Half Dome in 4.5 miles. There was still a decent amount of daylight when we passed the “Half Dome: 2 miles” sign. I think it was right about there that we decided to just go for it.

We reached the top via a steep cable-assisted ascent at about 7 or so. It was excellent, there was no one else to be seen and the sun was setting all around us. We hung out, avoided mauling by the local creatures, ate a sammie, and decided it was time to descend. The downhill was fairly pleasant. Although we were in the dark for the last 2 or 3 hours, we had headlamps so it wasn’t a big deal. I did see quite a few scorpions on the trail coming down, which was a little disconcerning for someone in Chacos.

All in all it was a fitting ending to a great trip.

El Capitan and Half Dome Waterfall and Half Dome Walking in the Valley Vernal Falls Davy and Vernal Falls Nevada Falls Half Dome Closer There were some amazing views as you got higher up. I am sure this has a name, I really enjoyed its rounded nature. Animal Half Dome Cables and Shadow Davy coming Down Davy walking on Half Dome Davy View Another Amazing View Panorama Half Dome at Sunset Tree Sunset

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