Camp in the morning before starting the hike to Half Dome. View from the trail. View from the trail. Luke on the trail to Half Dome. No camping above here. People have a tendency to trash it. Bob on some switch backs on the way to Half Dome. Barbie on some switch backs on the way to Half Dome. Dana on the trail to Half Dome. View of the cables going up Half Dome. View of the cables going up Half Dome. Pile of gloves that people leave at the bottom of the cables. This picture does not show it all! Luke at the bottom of the cables. Group picture at the bottom of the cables. Barbie, Luke, Dana, Pat and Bob. Looking down the cables. Top of the cables after they level off. Looking from the top of Half Dome toward the lower side of the peak. Rock overhang. "The Diving Board" More marmots. Looking toward the high part of the peak from the lower part of the peak. See the group of people at the top? Marmot. Dana looking over the edge. Group picture at the top of Half Dome. Barbie, Bob, Pat, Dana and Luke. Luke on "The Diving Board". Barbie at the top of the cables ready to go back down. Luke at the top of the cables ready to go back down. Looking down at Dana on the Cables. Looking up at Barbie on the Cables. Looking up at Barbie on the Cables. Looking down at Dana on the Cables. Dana at the bottom of the cables. Barbie at the bottom of the cables. As we got off the cables we saw the crowds coming over the hill to go up. Woo Hoo! We beat the crowds. Bob and Dana on the trail leaving Half Dome. Tenaya Canyon in the back ground. We got the chance to look inside a solar toilet as it was being serviced. We got the chance to look inside a solar toilet as it was being serviced. Stellar Jay at camp. Merced River near camp. Merced River near camp. Barbie. Luke. Barbie on the trail leaving camp. View from the trail. Getting near the bridge just above Nevada Falls. Nevada Falls. Nevada Falls. Nevada Falls. Barbie looking over the cliff by Nevada Falls. Luke posing by the cliff by Nevada Falls. Nevada Falls. Nevada Falls. Bob on the trail. Luke with Nevada Falls in the back ground. Luke. Merced River. Merced River. Luke taking a swim. Barbie taking a swim. Looking down Vernal Falls. The trail leaving the top of Vernal Falls. Bottom of Vernal Falls. Vernal Falls. The trail on the way down from Vernal Falls. The trail on the way down from Vernal Falls. Vernal Falls. Vernal Falls. Vernal Falls. Trail Junction Sign. They make these things out of some pretty thick steel. View from the trail. Walking to the shuttle stop after we got off the trail. Back packers camp.
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