![]() I got to use my "squeeze bag" mechanical water filter a lot it works very well and doesn't have the latency of the chemical purifiers. I've never camped for so many consecutive nights before - in New Zealand we usually stay in huts. The mosquitoes at Sunrise HSC were terrible in the morning! My friend said it was the worst he'd ever seen, even having grown up in South Florida. Also lots of interesting trees, flowers and other plants. ![]() We saw lots of animals - deer, marmots, chipmunks, woodpeckers, other birds, lizards, and other animals you don't see in New Zealand. The weather was (predictably) good: cold at night the first couple of nights, warmer later, but always warm and sunny during the day. The highest points on the trail were around 3000m, where the air pressure was down to 700 millibars. I've never spent much time above 2500m and I was definitely unusually short of breath. Wednesday: left most of our gear in camp, climbed Half Dome, returned to camp, and hiked down to camp in Little Yosemite ValleyĪpart from the first day, each day was relatively short in terms of distance, but the first few days were quite strenuous regardless because of the altitude.Tuesday: hiked up and over Clouds Rest and camped just north of the trail leading up to Half Dome.Monday: hiked from Sunrise HSC past the Sunrise Lakes to camp just north of Clouds Rest.Sunday: hiked from Cathedral Lakes trailhead past the Cathedral Lakes to Sunrise High Sierra Camp.Saturday night: camped at Tuolumne Meadows.On Saturday morning, immediately after the Mozilla All Hands, I went with some friends to Yosemite for an outstanding five-night, five-day hiking-and-camping trip! We hiked from the Cathedral Lakes trailhead all the way down to Yosemite Valley, ascending Clouds Rest and Half Dome along the way.
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