![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Around 11:45pm, we set out for the Yosemite Valley trailhead parking lot, parked our car and set out up the Mist Trail. Eventually I calmed myself and was able to sleep. We called it an early evening around 6 or 7pm. I'm not sure about Brian, but even though I'd done this hike before, I struggled to fall asleep because I'd not hiked it for sunrise and I was excited. The refreshingly cold Merced took some warming up to, but was very welcome. The rest of the day was spent relaxing by the Merced, knowing full well that to get to Half Dome for sunrise, we'd need to start at midnight. Minutes later, we walked away with a permit. We got breakfast next door and an hour later, we showed up with everyone else and the group was given a brief run through of the dos and don'ts of backpacking in Yosemite. I suppose it was 6am, but still, it's easy to play head games with yourself and build up demand and lessen supply in your mind when you want something.Īt 8am, a ranger showed up and let us in and inquired about our plans. We told her and she gave us a slip and told us to come back in an hour after she had handed out the rest to the other people who had shown up after us. We had been a little worried that our hopes of climbing up and camping on the Friday after the 4th of July might make it tough for us to acquire one, but much to our surprise, there was only one other person waiting before we got there. The day before my good buddy and I woke up bright and early to wait at the ranger station in Yosemite Village two hours before it opened in hopes of getting the evasive, hard-to-get Half Dome / backpacking permit. An Epic Hike In Yose: Half Dome Sunrise, Quarter Dome Sunset ![]()
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