Yosemite 2016
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To the Top
The trail to the top of Clouds Rest narrows above the tree line. In some places, the trail is not more than two feet wide, with a 4,000 foot drop to the right and a 1,000+ drop to the left of the trail.
But the views from the summit are completely worth the effort to get there!
Yosemite Valley
My head's shadow is miles away, somewhere down in the Valley.
Clouds Rest
From the summit of Clouds Rest, you look down on much of the center of the park. The top of Half Dome is over a thousand vertical feet below you; the valley floor is over six thousand vertical feet below.
Fire
From the summit of Clouds Rest, the impact of the 2014 Meadow Fire is starkly evident.
Descent
The descent from Clouds Rest via the southern face is much steeper than the northern approach (how I ascended), but does not subject you to nearly as much exposure; I found the ascent to be much scarier.
Half Dome
Sunrise Creek
When I was in Yosemite in September 2014, this stream was completely dry.
Wildlife
The Merced River below Nevada Falls
Nevada Falls Footbridge
Mist Trail
Looking down on the switchbacks of the Mist Trail from the top of Nevada Falls.
Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Pier II
