Not quite FCFS, but the Park posted this on their Facebook page on 9/4/12: Still hoping to do a day hike to Half Dome before the cables come down on October 8? Due to the lower number of initial applications during the spring lottery for September dates, there are now a larger number of Half Dome permits available through the daily lottery system for weekdays. This gives you a much better chanby kb6ooc - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
On a related note, I've got Half Dome permits for Friday 8/31 (yeah, the Friday of the Labor Day weekend - didn't think when I put that date in my list of hopes back during the lottery). My group of 4 wants to backpack from Tuolumne Meadows starting Wednesday. Any tips on what we should do to have our best shot at first-come wilderness permits? Yeah, we blew it on not getting those permits 6 mby kb6ooc - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Anyone hear anything new about the potential closing of Tioga Road this weekend? I was thinking of making a visit but if its closed, there's not much point.by kb6ooc - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This looks poised to ruin my Half Dome hike on 10/6. Major bummerby kb6ooc - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Shucks - its, since, gotten moved even lower again! Now Half Dome is at the top of the image. That really stinks for getting a really good view of the clouds Sentinel Dome Web Camby kb6ooc - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Looks like someone tilted it down slightly this morning. I happened to hit reload right when someone was in front of the camera. The problem, now, is that with it tilted lower, the auto-exposure is causing the sky to be so white you can't see clouds anymore (well, at least that was the case this morning - I'm sure it'll change as the day wears on).by kb6ooc - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion