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It was nice to not have to pack up my
tent this morning – much easier to just get out and go! Jane and I
headed towards Glacier Point. Though it is possible to hike it (4.4
mi hike) I wanted to get some pictures with her and Half Dome in the
background, so I opted to drive.
Our first stop was Tunnel View, one of
the most famous views of Yosemite Valley. So here's some pictures of
Jane and Tunnel View. Note that in every single one of these
pictures, someone has turned around from the view to instead take
pictures of Jane. Like my dad said, “You know you've got something
special when...”
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| Red shirt. |
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| Blue shirt. |
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| Brown shirt noticed I caught him and turned away really fast |
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| Just me, that's all |
We eventually got up to Glacier Point
and I got myself some ice cream and just enjoyed the view for a bit.
While I was up there a couple approached me to ask if I would film
them doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge for them (if you don't know
what that is, it's a fundraiser to support ALS and part of it
requires that you pour a bucket of ice water over your head for
whatever reason). I'd say they're probably the only people to do it
from Glacier Point and it turned out pretty spectacular! Nice couple.
Anyways, after I got tired of
spectating, I hiked up to Sentinel Dome via the back way because I
didn't want to have to find parking at the trailhead (by that point
it was very crowded). It's steeper coming from Glacier Point but I
didn't really mind because it was still less steep than the waterfall
trail from the day prior! At the top of Sentinel Dome you get a full
360* panoramic view of Yosemite Valley – truly breathtaking. If my
camera would make panoramas I would post one, but it doesn't so I'm
going to have to stitch it myself when I get a computer with
Photoshop again. Anyways, here's just one picture from the top of
Sentinel:
After my hike I went to Curry Village
for a FIVE DOLLAR shower (holy cow) and then came back to the
campsite early. If I wasn't going to Vegas tomorrow I would have
skipped the shower, but I didn't want to arrive at a populated area
in my unshowered state... it would not have been pretty! So that's
where I'm at now – clean, semi-rested, and just hanging out prior
to my seven-hour drive tomorrow. Kelly signing out.
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| One last picture... I took a lot of pictures of this guy before he noticed me |
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