Long Post.
I still suggest you read it all.
Thanks.
The first picture below is Half Dome with Clouds Rest in the background.
This was taken from Glacier Point when I did the 4-mile-trail last May.
This summer, I'm coming in over Clouds Rest, and camping near the base of Half Dome.
Next morning, about 6 am, I intend to be climbing Half Dome.
Maybe earlier, we'll see how it goes.
(Be kinda nice if I got up there early enough to watch the sunrise, huh?)
Then I'll go back and pick up camp and, well; let me finish this below.
I still suggest you read it all.
Thanks.
The first picture below is Half Dome with Clouds Rest in the background.
This was taken from Glacier Point when I did the 4-mile-trail last May.
This summer, I'm coming in over Clouds Rest, and camping near the base of Half Dome.
Next morning, about 6 am, I intend to be climbing Half Dome.
Maybe earlier, we'll see how it goes.
(Be kinda nice if I got up there early enough to watch the sunrise, huh?)
Then I'll go back and pick up camp and, well; let me finish this below.
Picture 2 is from near the top of Clouds Rest.
See Half Dome in the background?
That's Glacier Point further on back there behind Half Dome.
I'm thinking I'll camp right down there in a straight line between here and Half Dome.
4-mile-trail 414
See Half Dome in the background?
That's Glacier Point further on back there behind Half Dome.
I'm thinking I'll camp right down there in a straight line between here and Half Dome.
4-mile-trail 414
Next picture, the 3rd:
From Glacier Point again, looking back at Half Dome and the Merced River.
Doing Half Dome we climbed up past both of those waterfalls, (Vernal and Nevada), then we camped in Little Yosemite Valley, (just behind and to the left of the second waterfall.)
The next morning we did Half Dome while leaving our camp so we didn't have to carry all that shit up a mountain!
The third morning, we came back down and out.
We kicked back by the river with a little rum in the afternoons.
How ya gonna beat that?
Clouds Rest 18
From Glacier Point again, looking back at Half Dome and the Merced River.
Doing Half Dome we climbed up past both of those waterfalls, (Vernal and Nevada), then we camped in Little Yosemite Valley, (just behind and to the left of the second waterfall.)
The next morning we did Half Dome while leaving our camp so we didn't have to carry all that shit up a mountain!
The third morning, we came back down and out.
We kicked back by the river with a little rum in the afternoons.
How ya gonna beat that?
Clouds Rest 18
4th pic:
Let's tie this all together, shall we?
Standing on Half Dome looking back towards Clouds Rest.
This summer I'll be coming in from the left up there, straight over the very top of Clouds Rest walking knife-like ridges. The path goes off-screen to the right, and circles back under us, but I'll be short-cutting in a straight line after I get off the mountain and I'll set up a dry-camp right down there.
Next day I'll leave camp and do Half Dome, (where I'm standing for this photo,) then I'll pick up camp and start the long-way home.
I'm not sure exactly where, but off to the right Sunrise Creek runs up that valley past Clouds Rest.
I'll do my second night somewhere along Sunrise Creek and make Sunrise Camp for my 3rd night.
Fourth morning I'll walk out past Sunrise Lakes and head home.
Three nights, 4 days, and one day to rest up for work.
Is that heaven-on-earth or what?
Wish you could join me.
Jou Baur
4-mile-trail 403
Let's tie this all together, shall we?
Standing on Half Dome looking back towards Clouds Rest.
This summer I'll be coming in from the left up there, straight over the very top of Clouds Rest walking knife-like ridges. The path goes off-screen to the right, and circles back under us, but I'll be short-cutting in a straight line after I get off the mountain and I'll set up a dry-camp right down there.
Next day I'll leave camp and do Half Dome, (where I'm standing for this photo,) then I'll pick up camp and start the long-way home.
I'm not sure exactly where, but off to the right Sunrise Creek runs up that valley past Clouds Rest.
I'll do my second night somewhere along Sunrise Creek and make Sunrise Camp for my 3rd night.
Fourth morning I'll walk out past Sunrise Lakes and head home.
Three nights, 4 days, and one day to rest up for work.
Is that heaven-on-earth or what?
Wish you could join me.
Jou Baur
4-mile-trail 403
Half Dome 274
Oh!
Do you know what's funniest of all right now?
I've spent all this time putting together this article for you and forgot to tell you what I have to get up at 3 am to do:
(It's 10:00 pm right now, ha ha.)
I'm driving to Yosemite and doing the Yosemite Falls trail, then driving home again.
It should be awesome with all the rain and snow this year, (after all this freaking drought!)
It's supposed to only get up to 50 degrees with a 60 - 80 % chance of showers.
That's cool.
I can dry off and warm up later.
God, this is gonna be awesome!
Jou Baur
5/6/13
4-mile-trail 353
Do you know what's funniest of all right now?
I've spent all this time putting together this article for you and forgot to tell you what I have to get up at 3 am to do:
(It's 10:00 pm right now, ha ha.)
I'm driving to Yosemite and doing the Yosemite Falls trail, then driving home again.
It should be awesome with all the rain and snow this year, (after all this freaking drought!)
It's supposed to only get up to 50 degrees with a 60 - 80 % chance of showers.
That's cool.
I can dry off and warm up later.
God, this is gonna be awesome!
Jou Baur
5/6/13
4-mile-trail 353
I'll admit, though.
I'm pretty stiff and sore the last few days.
No particular reason unless you count getting to upper middle-age as being a reason.
I'm almost 63 years-old now and haven't exactly had an easy life of it.
But hell, what else you gonna do?
Quit?
I'm pretty stiff and sore the last few days.
No particular reason unless you count getting to upper middle-age as being a reason.
I'm almost 63 years-old now and haven't exactly had an easy life of it.
But hell, what else you gonna do?
Quit?
RSS Feed