{"id":9136,"date":"2024-07-27T22:59:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T14:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9136"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:39:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T04:39:40","slug":"20240727yosemite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727yosemite\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 8 of July 2024 Trip to Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eighth and final day of my July 2024 trip to the Sierra Nevada. We would pass through Yosemite National Park on our way back to Berkeley from Bishop. We hiked Mount Watkins inside the park in the day, before watching a spectacular sunset scene and subsequent starry show at Glacier Point.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1999.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1999.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', 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So it\u2019s only natural for us to add a few stops in the park, checking out its sheer granite cliffs and towering waterfalls, before concluding this trip under a dazzling display of night stars.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing we had to stay up late to watch the stars and then drive back to Berkeley, we got up (relatively) late this morning and left Bishop at 9:30am. We entered Yosemite National Park via its least crowded Tioga Pass Entrance, and the queue was only 5 minutes long on a Saturday morning. After that, there were a few granite peaks visible from the road near Tuolumne Meadows, a preview of the day to come.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Olmsted_Point\">Olmsted Point<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was the only viewpoint that we visited along Tioga Road, that offered views of both Half Dome to the west, and various mountains to the east, all of which were shaped by glacierization. Tenaya Creek, which originated from Tenaya Lake (that we just drove past), flew down a valley separating Mount Watkins (which we hiked next) and Clouds Rest \/ Half Dome, before joining Merced River in Yosemite Valley.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1828.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including distant Sierra Crest in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1829.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Tenaya Lake and Mountains Beyond\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tenaya Lake and Mountains Beyond<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1827.jpg\" alt=\"Tenaya Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tenaya Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1830C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1830C11.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Olmsted Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome from Olmsted Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1833.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest and Half Dome\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds Rest and Half Dome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1828.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Tenaya Lake and Mountains Beyond\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1827.jpg\" alt=\"Tenaya Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1830C11.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Olmsted Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1833.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest and Half Dome\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Olmsted Point.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1828.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including distant Sierra Crest in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1829.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Tenaya Lake and Mountains Beyond\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tenaya Lake and Mountains Beyond<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1827.jpg\" alt=\"Tenaya Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tenaya Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1830C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1830C11.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Olmsted Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome from Olmsted Point<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1833.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest and Half Dome\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Rest and Half Dome<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Hike_to_Mount_Watkins\">Hike to Mount Watkins<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Although our trek to Cloudripper had taken a huge toll on my friend&#8217;s body two days ago, he felt &#8220;completely recovered&#8221; this morning and was quite excited about Yosemite. We had enough time in the day for a 2-3 hour hike, and for that, we picked Mount Watkins.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left;line-height: 123%\">The other alternative was &#8220;Vernal and\/or Nevada Falls&#8221;. We didn\u2019t pick that because, 1) it\u2019s essentially the beginning part of Half Dome Trail, which we believed one day in the future we would hike, and 2) as we found out later in the day, parking deep in Yosemite Valley was very challenging given the park&#8217;s popularity on a Saturday afternoon.<\/div>\n<p>The &#8220;remote&#8221; location of its trailhead along Tioga Road meant the trail saw less traffic (we only ran into 2 other groups), but the scenery at its end was spectacular beyond words: directly facing Yosemite Valley and Half Dome. Even better, we got to enjoy their magnificence all by ourselves.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=191585126&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=191585126&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_114648C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_114648C9.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Quarry\" \/><\/a><\/br>Quarry<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Located not far into the trail to Mount Watkins. ChatGPT called this &#8220;Olmsted Point Quarry&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_122424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_122424.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_141235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_141235.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1894.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Hoffmann\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Hoffmann<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1891.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1889.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1889.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Trimmed Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trimmed Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It looked as if this tree had been trimmed in half, with the top half missing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_114648C9.jpg\" alt=\"Quarry\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_122424.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_141235.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1894.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Hoffmann\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1891.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1889.jpg\" alt=\"Trimmed Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_114648C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_114648C9.jpg\" alt=\"Quarry\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Quarry<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Located not far into the trail to Mount Watkins. ChatGPT called this &#8220;Olmsted Point Quarry&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_122424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_122424.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_141235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_141235.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1894.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Hoffmann\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Hoffmann<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1891.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1889.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1889.jpg\" alt=\"Trimmed Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trimmed Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It looked as if this tree had been trimmed in half, with the top half missing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_115236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_115236.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_140907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_140907.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1896.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1896.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"V-Shaped Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>V-Shaped Tree<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1887C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1887C10.jpg\" width=\"85.8%\" alt=\"Binary Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Binary Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An almost perfect one based on my doodles on the upper-right corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_132035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_132035.jpg\" alt=\"Tree Grown from Underneath Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree Grown from Underneath Rocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_115236.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_140907.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1896.jpg\" alt=\"V-Shaped Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1887C10.jpg\" alt=\"Binary Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_132035.jpg\" alt=\"Tree Grown from Underneath Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_115236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_115236.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_140907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_140907.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1896.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1896.jpg\" alt=\"V-Shaped Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>V-Shaped Tree<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1887C10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1887C10.jpg\" alt=\"Binary Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Binary Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An almost perfect one based on my doodles on the upper-right corner.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_132035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_132035.jpg\" alt=\"Tree Grown from Underneath Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree Grown from Underneath Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As for the hike, it&#8217;s largely a stroll along gently rolling hills and among a sparse pine forest. Coming out of the woods and onto the granite face of Mount Watkins, the sight of Half Dome should awe even the most cultured audiences. The trail disappeared once on the granite (p1 below), but to get the best views, one should go past the &#8220;summit&#8221; of Mount Watkins, for as far as one felt comfortable with the exposure and slope. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1838.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome from Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1836.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1836.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds Rest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1885.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A valley in the foreground in which Tenaya Creek flew through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1882.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1882.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds Rest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1884.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1884.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome from Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1838.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1836.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1882.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1884.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1838.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome from Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1836.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1836.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Rest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A valley in the foreground in which Tenaya Creek flew through.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1882.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1882.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Rest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Rest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1884.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1884.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome from Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Below was the scenery from where we ended our hike. Half Dome with its imposing granite cliff was prominent in front (we could even see a line of hikers ascending along the cables). Across from Half Dome was North Dome (frankly, a bit dwarfed by Half Dome). Finally there was Glacier Point across the valley from us, where we would end the day watching a different face of Half Dome. With no obstruction, the wind was a bit strong on Mount Watkins, but not nearly enough to diminish our spirit as we indulged in the scenery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1839.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1840.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1841.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome from Mount Watkins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1874.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1874.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1843.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Glacier Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_130930C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_130930C9.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1876.jpg\" width=\"44.7%\" alt=\"Half Dome from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome from Mount Watkins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1839.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1840.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1841.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1874.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1843.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_130930C9.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1876.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Mount Watkins.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1839.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1840.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1841.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1874.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1874.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1843.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Glacier Point<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_130930C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_130930C9.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1876.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome from Mount Watkins<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1845_DSC_1861-17.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1845_DSC_1861-17.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Mount Watkins<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the end, the hike to Mount Watkins took us 2 hours and 45 minutes, including 15 minutes spent at the end. It&#8217;s 2:30pm by the time we got back to the car, after which we drove to the Yosemite Valley floor. The geology of the area meant the drive took us an hour. Highlights of the valley floor were granite cliffs (Half Dome and El Capitan), and tall waterfalls (Bridalveil Falls and Yosemite Falls), which could be viewed from various roadside turnouts in the valley (slideshow below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1901C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1901C11.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridalveil Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1902.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/a><\/br>El Capitan<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1903C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1903C11.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Upper Yosemite Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1906.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Stoneman Meadow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome from Stoneman Meadow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1901C11.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1902.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1903C11.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1906.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Stoneman Meadow\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1901C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1901C11.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridalveil Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1902.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1902.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>El Capitan<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1903C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1903C11.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Upper Yosemite Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1906.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1906.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Stoneman Meadow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome from Stoneman Meadow<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Originally, we wanted to check out the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, like, where the road ended. Unfortunately, we just couldn&#8217;t find parking at Happy Isles or Curry Village. We didn&#8217;t hit any trails there, but the roads, the parking lots and visitor centers felt unnaturally crowded, and the density of lodging and tents on the valley floor, however concealed behind the groves, did to some degree blemish nature\u2019s beauty there. As a result, we retreated back to Yosemite Lodge, and decided to take the loop trail to Lower Yosemite Falls.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Lower_Yosemite_Falls_Trail\">Lower Yosemite Falls Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The loop trail to Lower Yosemite Falls was, in my opinion, negligibly short (finding parking nearby could be the bigger challenge) and ADA compliant. Both Yosemite Falls could be viewed from the trail (p1-2 below). At the end of the trail was a footbridge with views of Lower Yosemite Falls (p3 below). Many people ventured beyond the footbridge, scrambled along the rocks (in my opinion they were YDS class 2) to get an up-close look of Lower Falls, that included us (p4-5 below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1913.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1913.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Upper Yosemite Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1930.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1916.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Yosemite Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1923.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1913.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1930.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1916.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1923.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Yosemite Falls.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1913.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1913.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Upper Yosemite Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1930.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1930.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1916.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Yosemite Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1923.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lower Yosemite Falls Up Close<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After leaving Yosemite Falls, our next stop was (the meadow near) El Capitan.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"El_Capitan\">El Capitan<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>El Capitan was one of the two most spectacular vertical rock formations in Yosemite (the other being Half Dome). I got to know it from the movie Free Solo, recording Alex Honnold&#8217;s rope-free climbing of this monumental wall.<br \/>\nThis felt like a pilgrimage to me, to a site where the boundaries of human capacities were pushed, where the majesty of nature&#8217;s craft met man&#8217;s feat. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1934.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1934.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>El Capitan<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1937_DSC_1945-9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1937_DSC_1945-9.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan from Yosemite Valley Floor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>El Capitan from Yosemite Valley Floor<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Leaving El Capitan Meadow, we were looking for a spot to pull over to watch the western face of El Capitan bathing in the setting sun. Unfortunately, the good places to pull over were all somewhat discrete and we were driving too fast to spot them and stop in time. As a result, our next stop ended up being &#8220;Valley View&#8221;. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Valley_View\">Valley View<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is a viewpoint at the floor of Yosemite Valley, right next to Merced River where one could watch El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks as two gatekeepers standing guard at the mouth of the valley. This was like a lower-down, more intimate version of the popular Tunnel View (which was our next stop). One minor drawback here was the size of the parking lot, which only held about 10 cars (luckily, we found a spot while we drove by).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1950.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>View of Yosemite Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1948.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1952C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1952C11.jpg\" width=\"44.5%\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1953.jpg\" width=\"44.5%\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridalveil Falls and El Capitan<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_180751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_180751.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>View of Yosemite Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1950.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1948.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1952C11.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/20240727_180751.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Valley View.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1950.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of Yosemite Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1948.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1952C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1952C11.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1953.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridalveil Falls and El Capitan<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727_180751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/20240727_180751.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of Yosemite Valley<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Tunnel_View\">Tunnel View<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our next stop was &#8220;Tunnel View&#8221;. It probably got this name for its location at the end of Wawona Tunnel. For those arriving from Oakhurst\/Wawona, the end of the tunnel brought the first sight of Yosemite Valley, and it was a gorgeous one. Unlike previously at Valley View, Tunnel View Vista was higher on a hill, hence the views were unobstructed and further into the valley, with Half Dome visible in the distance. Essentially, one could get all the famous granite cliffs of Yosemite in one frame here, and during our visit in late afternoon, perfectly lit by the afternoon sun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1956.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>View of Yosemite Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>View of Yosemite Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1962C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1962C11.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome and Clouds Rest at the end of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome and Clouds Rest at the end of Yosemite Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1963.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1963.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1964C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1964C11.jpg\" width=\"66.7%\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/a><\/br>El Capitan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1956.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1962C11.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome and Clouds Rest at the end of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1963.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1964C11.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Tunnel View.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1956.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"View of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>View of Yosemite Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1962C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1962C11.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome and Clouds Rest at the end of Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome and Clouds Rest at the end of Yosemite Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1963.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1963.jpg\" alt=\"Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bridalveil Falls before Cathedral Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1964C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1964C11.jpg\" alt=\"El Capitan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>El Capitan<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Sunset_at_Glacier_Point\">Sunset at Glacier Point<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our final stop of the day was Glacier Point, arguably the most popular vista in Yosemite National Park. This vista offered towering views of Curry Village below at the floor of Yosemite Valley. (It was so steep that one could probably parachute off Glacier Point.) To the east, Half Dome was front and center, with its unmistakable hemispherical shape and its sheer granite cliff catching the afternoon sun. From this vantage point, forces of glacierization were in full display in the polished granite surfaces that lined the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating traffic and parking congestions, we had some leeway in our schedule, and ended up arriving at Glacier Point about an hour before sunset. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(The parking lot at Glacier Point was very large and I didn&#8217;t think it got filled up that evening.)<\/span> So we headed towards Glacier Point, snapped a few photos with the sun still up (such as p1 below), before heading back to our car and had some snacks while waiting for the sunset. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(By the way, it took about 5 minutes to walk from the parking lot to Glacier Point, which was short but not negligible.)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1967.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1967.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome from Glacier Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1981.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1981.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1970C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1970C11.jpg\" alt=\"Nevada Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Nevada Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1996.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1996.jpg\" alt=\"Nevada and Vernal Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Nevada and Vernal Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1994.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1994.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Upper Yosemite Falls<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1995.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1967.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Glacier Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1981.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1970C11.jpg\" alt=\"Nevada Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1996.jpg\" alt=\"Nevada and Vernal Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1994.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1967.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1967.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome from Glacier Point<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1981.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1981.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1970C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1970C11.jpg\" alt=\"Nevada Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Nevada Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1996.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1996.jpg\" alt=\"Nevada and Vernal Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Nevada and Vernal Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1994.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1994.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Upper Yosemite Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1995.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Falls<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>When we returned from our snack break, about 15 minutes from sunset, we found a Half Dome bathed in the warm orange colors of the last rays of sun of the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1975.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1975.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1977.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1977.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1978.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1978.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1979.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1979.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley at Twilight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1975.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1977.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1978.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1979.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1975.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1975.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1977.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1977.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome Reflecting Setting Sun<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1978.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1978.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1979.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1979.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Valley at Twilight<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And finally, the most mesmerizing soft colors of twilight once the sun had fully set. A most charming end to the past week that we spent in Sierra Nevada.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1982.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1982.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley at Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2001.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1983.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1983.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Overlooking Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Yosemite Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Curry Village and Stoneman Meadow<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1997.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1997.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1982.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2001.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1983.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1997.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1982.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1982.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Valley at Twilight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2001.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1983.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1983.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Yosemite Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Yosemite Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Curry Village and Stoneman Meadow<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1997.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1997.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_1984_DSC_1992-8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_1984_DSC_1992-8.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Point overlooking Yosemite Valley at Dusk\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Glacier Point overlooking Yosemite Valley at Dusk<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2015.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2010.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2014.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome and Mountains to the East at Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Half Dome and Mountains to the East at Twilight<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2009.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2009.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2011.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail around Glacier Point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2015.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2010.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2014.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome and Mountains to the East at Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2009.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2011.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Glacier Point\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2015.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2010.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome at Twilight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2014.jpg\" alt=\"Half Dome and Mountains to the East at Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Half Dome and Mountains to the East at Twilight<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2009.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2009.jpg\" alt=\"Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2011.jpg\" alt=\"Trail around Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail around Glacier Point<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Night_Sky\">Night Sky<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>With little light pollution around, Glacier Point was an ideal stargazing spot. With nothing planned for tomorrow, we could afford to stay up late in Yosemite to watch the stars, and then make the 4-hour drive back to Berkeley. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Glacier Point was about an additional hour away from Yosemite Valley floor.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below were the night skies with Half Dome in the center. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">I had some struggles post-processing this group: The automatic adjustment for earth&#8217;s movements didn&#8217;t look ideal (p1 below), and if I forgo such adjustment (p2 below), the stars looked clustered and unorganized.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2026_2_Stack1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2026_2_Stack1.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Night Sky from Glacier Point<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2026_2_Stack2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2026_2_Stack2.jpg\" width=\"99.4%\" alt=\"Night Sky from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Night Sky from Glacier Point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2026_2_Stack1.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky from Glacier Point\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2026_2_Stack2.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky from Glacier Point\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2026_2_Stack1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2026_2_Stack1.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2026_2_Stack2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2026_2_Stack2.jpg\" alt=\"Night Sky from Glacier Point\" \/><\/a><\/br>Night Sky from Glacier Point<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In comparison, the milky way looked pretty appealing, one of the best that I&#8217;d seen in years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2042_2_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2042_2_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way\" \/><\/a><\/br>Milky Way<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2083_2_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2083_2_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way\" \/><\/a><\/br>Milky Way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2042_2_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_2083_2_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-15, #splide-thumb-15 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2042_2_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2042_2_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/DSC_2083_2_Stack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/27\/thumbnails\/DSC_2083_2_Stack.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way\" \/><\/a><\/br>Milky Way<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, we left Glacier Point and headed back to Berkeley, concluding this week-long trip to Sierra Nevada.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighth and final day of my July 2024 trip to the Sierra Nevada. We would pass through Yosemite National Park on our way back to Berkeley from Bishop. We hiked Mount Watkins inside the park in the day,&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/27\/20240727yosemite\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651,2],"tags":[662],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9136"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9192,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9136\/revisions\/9192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}