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| On the way we drove through Yosemite. This is Half Dome. |
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| Mantis in the Vons parking lot. |
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Morning. |
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Our first sight of the summit, about four miles in. |
Marmot man. |
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| More marmot man. |
When I first saw this I could have sworn it was unclimbable (without ropes). |
Little break for lunch. |
Where's Steve? |
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Big ridge heading off to the west. |
Across this saddle and then up to the summit. |
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We were both pretty tired at this point. |
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| Mysterious crater. |
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Petey Pika allowed me to get really close (bottom of the picture). |
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| Look at his mottled coat. |
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It turns out Pikas eat moss. |
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| Almost there. |
The summit at last. |
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Two benchmarks. |
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| Across that knife edge is the south summit, not quite as high. |
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The shadow of Split Mountain. |
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| Split Mountain, 14,058 ft. |
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A dead balloon. |
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