For 15 years, I have been wanting to climb Half Dome and Clouds Rest. I checked them off my bucket list in the last weeks of June, 2023, at the age of 62. The experience transformed my life.
- My son Daley joined me for the Yosemite hike at the last minute
- Mist Trail, Vernon Fall, Nevada Fall, Torrential Water
- The Falls and the Granite Cliffs
- Backpacking in the wilderness: going solo, or with another?
- Campfires
- The four seasons in a day - temperature changes at high altitude
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- To <a href='https://youtu.be/82p9XhyqGp4'>watch part 2</a>
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Episode 92: Yosemite Adventure, Part 2 of 4: Climbing Up and Down Half Dome_by Joanne Z. Tan

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