Today, I realized that I need to get going on some long hikes because I will be doing Mt. Whitney in less than a month. I chose to hike Cloud's Rest just outside of Tuolomne Meadows in Yosemite.
Tenaya Lake, the start of my hike
After 7 miles, you come to this...daunting and a little scary
But this is the view. That is Half Dome about 1 cm. from the left of the pic. Yosemite Valley is just below it.
Here is the spine of Cloud's Rest. Scary because it is a pretty shear drop off on both sides. I didn't let it play with my head though!
These big leafy plants are everywhere, it reminds me of prehistoric venus flytraps or something!
Pretty flowers
Thank goodness I finished my hike when I did because it started to pour. They are repaving the road; therefore, I had a chance to snap this shot of the rain.
Trade me places, take me with you.....Me
ReplyDeleteoooooo, that ridge reminds me too much of Angels Landing - anything scary does - except the shear drop is about 1,800 ft there. Glad you pulled it together - the rewards are many.
ReplyDeleteGet lots of stair master hikes under your belt because that is all that damn stairway to Whitney heaven is all about.