Half Dome trip, July 4th, 2014

Half Dome from Olmstead Point up on Tioga Road.
That's Half Dome on the right.
We're looking from the far eastern end of Yosemite Valley.
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Same view with magnification.
If you look closely you can actually see the hikers.
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Vernal Falls and the Merced river.
This is the Mist Trail.
We're going to go up off to the right of the falls.
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Some of the interminable granite stairs you must climb on the Mist Trail.
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Looking back downstream from the top of Vernal Falls.
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The Emerald Pool and the Silver Apron just above Vernal Falls.
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The bridge above Vernal Falls.
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First glimpse of Nevada Falls
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The bridge over Vernal Falls
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Nevada Falls
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