Tag: hike half dome
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Get Your Half Dome Passes Now!
It’s that time again when you can get into the preseason (hiking season) lottery for permits to make the hike to the top of Half Dome. Wait, what? You have to get a permit to hike to the top of Half Dome?
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Hiking Half Dome with Doug McConnell
I grew up watching public television like Trailside by John Viehman, former editor of Backpacker magazine and Huell Howser’s California’s Gold. Today I still enjoy catching Huell as he explores California but when I really miss being in the park I open my web browser and watch 5 minutes in Yosemite with Doug McConnell from…
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Cables Up on Half Dome
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, the cables are now up on Half Dome. Grab your gloves, some water and line up! National Park Service: “The cables allowing trail access for hikers to the summit of Half Dome are up and open for the season today, May 15, 2009. The Half Dome hike is…