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Finally... after 4 years in California I had a chance to do the classic Half Dome Hike!We started early, 5.45 AM, went up via the Mist Trail, and got on top 9.30 AM. There was hardly anyone (only one other hiker on top, passed a couple more on the way up).On the way down the herds were coming up, so we were...
We left the car around 5:30 am and made it to the top before 10. The weather was great and the waterfalls were so full! We made it back down around 2, got a quick snack and then drove back to Stanford so we could take our finals the next morning.
We left the bay area around 10pm and then started the hike before the sun rose, around 3 am. We hiked the next few hours and got to the top just after sunrise. My friend Emily got sick at the top, and we took a very slow hike back down taking a few breaks and naps along the way