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IMG_4838.JPG6 viewsEast, from the summit of Half Dome, snow-covered Banner Peak is the first significant summit from the left with the prominent snowfield high on its north face. Two days earlier, we passed through much of the northeast trending drainage in the foreground which rises to Tuolumne Pass, before dropping into Lyell Canyon where we began our loop.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4837.JPG6 viewsWest, southwest from the summit of Half Dome, the snow-covered Sierra Crest rises east of June Lake and Mammoth on the far left. Mt. Clark is the highest point on the ridge in the right foreground. In the lower right is Little Yosemite Valley, where we camped the evening before.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4836.JPG8 viewsCloser; looking northeast from the top of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant. Matterhorn Peak, on Yosemite's northern border is on the horizon, left frame.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4833.JPG8 viewsThe Professor has a moment of solitude on the prow of Half Dome overlooking Yosemite Valley.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4831.JPG6 viewsLooking northeast from the top of Half Dome up Tenaya Canyon, past the domes above Tenaya Lake, to Mt. Conness, 20 miles distant. See the gallery, "Yosemite, North, July 17, 2011", for up close views of Mt. Conness. on the northeastern border of Yosemite.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4828.JPG5 viewsThere always seems to be a resident Marmot at the top of a well traversed summit. It doesn't seem to matter that there is no apparent source of water up here, other than potholes of rapidly evaporating water collected during that last thunderstorm.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4827.JPG2 viewsA marmot who gets fat in summer eating handouts from the throngs of people who make it to the top of Half Dome.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4823.JPG3 viewsThe Merced River, which we followed from its source, meanders through the floor of the Valley.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4822.JPG3 viewsLooking west from the top of Half Dome, from the left, Glacier Point and in lower left corner, the Glacier Point apron; Sentinel Rock, and Cathedral Rocks rise above and behind; El Capitan, partilally hidden across the Valley.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4815.JPG6 viewsThe circus arrives at Half Dome. The Park Service does little to expedite this traffic jam, feigning a policy of non-interference in the "wilderness". They need to be reminded, they now enforce permits to ascend this trail, and installed the cables in the first place! The Snake Dike route 180 degrees around the dome, on the Valley side, is a much nicer climb up Half Dome.Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4814.JPG4 viewsIndian Paintbrush and Nevada Falls; 8:48 pm and at least another mile to camp. We always bring our headlamps!Oct 07, 2013
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IMG_4809.JPG4 viewsWe pause to take advantage of the low angle light. Fortunately, our camp is already set up and waiting for us, food stored in bear lockers; one advantage of the backpacker campground in Little Yosemite Valley.Oct 07, 2013
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