A Google Earth view.
My hiking book claims 10.9 miles. The GPS claimed 10.0. I'm guessing the GPS missed some switchbacks.
But I get ahead of myself. First, this early morning view of the Merced River from the Yosemite Valley entrance.
Now on the hike itself, a view from the first major view at Stanford Point.
Mysterious flowers.
Crocker Point.
Bridalveil Fall from Crocker Point.
Rugged terrain around and beyond Yosemite Valley, again from Crocker Point.
Ribbon Fall next to El Capitan.
Dewey Point.
Note the single spire in the lower foreground, and the multiple spires a bit to the right in the middle distance.
I never noticed this divot in El Capitan before. Given that it's not in the previous photo, the light must have to be just right to make it obvious.
With nothing in the foreground, you might think I shot this from an airplane.
A scraggly tree on Dewey Point.
Old signs nearby. What do they mean?
I have many pictures of the views over the edge, but none so far of the trail itself. Here's a picture of the descending trail to give you an idea of the mostly shady terrain on the trail itself. The camera must have been crooked because I don't remember the trees leaning like that.
Thunder was starting to reverberate around the valley, so I hurried my pace, but I stopped for one final picture of El Capitan (left), Half Dome (center), and Bridalveil (right) together.
