Thanks for posting the beautiful pics. How easy was it to follow the use trail? Also, to what extent were you using handholds as you climbed up Mt Conness? With going to the 20 Lakes Basin (a ways beyond Mt Conness), where did you return to?by euler - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
[1st post on this forum] Went up to Half Dome on 8-15-14 (got permit thru the March lottery - no one was checking permits, but you never know) with my daughter. 5th time for me; 2nd time for my daughter. Usually I take the John Muir trail - it's longer than the mist trail, but seems to have less energy expenditure since the steps on the mist trail are steep and usually wet, requiring more energyby euler - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion