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Never__Daunted t1_j9f34ol wrote

Nice, I have that same picture in the winter!

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chezgky OP t1_j9f507p wrote

Awesome! I took this on the tail end of winter last year - Feb 2022. I can only imagine how nice it must've been deep in winter.

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Never__Daunted t1_j9f7ul2 wrote

Oh man, I have to admit I was looking at the picture with some glare on my phone and didn't see the snow on the banks, yours is definitely a winter pic too! Here's the shot I got from back in December 2015:

https://i.imgur.com/PlJPnxn.jpg

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drawliphant t1_j9g43tb wrote

I was thinking of visiting Yosemite but a lot of the roads will be closed, how was it in the winter?

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chezgky OP t1_j9guxud wrote

Lovely time to visit tbh. The west, southwest, and south entrances are open. Only Tioga Rd - continuation of Hwy 120 to east exit - is closed. The valley is open year round - so lots of things to do still! In this same trip, we hiked Upper Yosemite falls, Mirror Lake, and Tuolumne Grove (of sequoias).

Glacier Point Rd is closed to private cars in winter BUT you can take the shuttle bus up. It turns into some sort of ski resort that time of year. I still have skiing in Glacier Point in my bucket list.

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_DONT_PM_ME_NOTHING t1_j9hwikt wrote

One April, a buddy and I X-country skied Glacier Pt. Rd. from Badger Pass all the way to Glacier Pt. That was a cool trip. We camped overnight at Glacier Pt. and skied back the next morning.

Some real X-country skiers were going out and back in like 2 hours.

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chezgky OP t1_j9ibknc wrote

2 hours is just wild! I don't know when, but I will ski there someday.

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jakebot9000 t1_j9g2mgu wrote

Sometimes when I'm doing something physically demanding, I say to myself, "Well at least I'm not climbing Half Dome." It's a beautiful hike, but the distance plus starting the hike ~3am is exhausting. Some things on your bucket list should only be crossed off once.

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chezgky OP t1_j9gu2ww wrote

During this same trip, my wife and I "accidentally" climbed Upper Yosemite falls. I swear I thought AllTrails said moderate and not hard.

Pro: beautiful sunset photo from Columbia Rock

Con: we were still above the treeline at sunset 😅

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buckshot307 t1_j9h4c87 wrote

My wife and I did the mist trail and luckily someone told us the day before to get a poncho lol.

Half of the people coming down were soaked

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chezgky OP t1_j9h4zay wrote

Nice experience though! I was able to do mist trail up Vernal Fall in three different seasons: spring with my mom, summer with my brother, and autumn with my wife.

I remember still using a non-weatherproof Fujifilm camera during my first two trips and being worried more than half the time. Still would gladly do it again.

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_DONT_PM_ME_NOTHING t1_j9hwrq1 wrote

Hiking Half Dome is only hard if you try and go up and back in one day. Been up there 4 times now, overnighting in Little Yosemite Valley each time. Very cool trip each time.

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Nubraskan t1_j9hissw wrote

Can I ask questions? Tryna get my half dome on later this year.

  1. If I enter the lotto for 3-4 days later in the year, is there any indication how likely I am to get a spot?

  2. Does speed of entry on the lotto change anything? Like first come first serve?

  3. Where did you stay?

  4. If you can't stay very near, is there ample parking near any sort of trailheads to get started on the trail?

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jakebot9000 t1_j9hnd2a wrote

I hiked in 2018, so verify all this:

  1. You're talking about the week of lotto? I'm not sure because I was able to get permits. There was a chart online with how likely you were to get a spot based on specific days.

  2. Probably not totally advised, but on the day I hiked, the marshall wasn't checking permits at the cables (maybe they showed up later in the day)

  3. Crane Flat campground

  4. Yeah, lots of parking at the trailhead because you'll be starting in the early hours of the morning before the tourists arrive.

Bring gloves for the cables!

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roastpuff t1_j9hiy6i wrote

Beautiful! It’s one of my favourite places on earth. So quiet and peaceful in the winter.

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chezgky OP t1_j9hltu9 wrote

Right? Will never tire of coming here.

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Due_Platypus_3913 t1_j9hvhhr wrote

Have swam thru there!(in Summer of course.Still pretty damn cold👍)

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paracog t1_j9i09t2 wrote

In the Earth Porn Best Of Magazine, this would be the foldout.

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ducatuck t1_j9gjlm7 wrote

Nice photo! How did you shoot it?

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chezgky OP t1_j9gtnux wrote

Thanks! Nothing fancy: Phone over the wooden bridge guard rail. Samsung Note 10+ in RAW output mode.

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Wopnick t1_j9gw1jr wrote

I love the Merced. I did a 27 mile trip starting in Toulumne and ending in the Valley. Absolutely spectacular. Once you get out of the touristy areas, the park feels glorious. How close to little Yosemite campground is this? I'm assuming this is near the top of Nevada falls coming up the JMT?

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chezgky OP t1_j9gyqdh wrote

That sounds like quite the trip! Got photos to share?

This was taken on the Sentinel Drive bridge connecting Southside and Northside Drives. Super easy to get to!

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VultureCat337 t1_j9hij3n wrote

I love how reflective and clear the water is in Yosemite.

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Human-Grass7325 t1_j9hthg9 wrote

pretty sure ive been to this exact spot

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chezgky OP t1_j9ibgrw wrote

Very likely! It's super convenient to get to.

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