This past Saturday we took off for a day of hiking in Yosemite national park, which is a few hours away by car. The weather was great and the views were spectacular. We hiked 4 mile trail from the valley floor all the way up to Glacier Point, which ended up being a few atmospheric layers above where we started (3200′ elevation gain). We climbed switchbacks for over 3 hours straight before finally ending up at the top. Looking down at the valley floor from the top of the climb was an incredible experience. The views of the falls and half dome were great, and the valley floor seemed ridiculously far away (which it was after 3 hours of climbing). Going back down went faster of course, but it was pretty hard on the knees that were already sore from all the biking. My calves are still sore from all the climbing. The Flickr gallery has some pictures, though they don’t really do justice to the scale of the scenery.
Hiking in Yosemite
07
Jun
