Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park and Hike to Taft Point on July 8, 2008

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View from Glacier Point. Left to right: Yosemite Falls, Royal Arches, Tenaya Valley, Half Dome, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall.

From Washburn Point, you look straight on to Half Dome with Tenaya Valley to its left and Vernal and Nevada Falls to its right.

the classic view of Tenaya Valley from Glacier Point - with clouds thrown in for effect!	Nevada Falls from Glacier Point	Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls
a closer view of Yosemite Falls	OK, just one more shot of Lower Yosemite Falls!	lots of people at Glacier Point!
Nevada Falls	Upper Yosemite Fall	a close up of Nevada Falls from Glacier Point
a close up of Vernal Falls from Glacier Point - you can see the people above the Falls even from here!	Half Dome and the Tenaya Valley	Yosemite Valley and Yosemite Falls
Nevada Fall and Vernal Fall. They didn't seem that close together when we hiked between them yesterday! You can see a bit of Emerald Pool behind Vernal Fall.	Nevada and Vernal Falls with surrounding mountains	people like ants at the top of Half Dome!
lots of people cruising around Glacier Point - well, it was just after July 4th!	three-in-one - Half Dome, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall!	closer view of Nevada and Vernal Falls
Half Dome edge on from Washburn Point	as usual, lots of people at the top of Vernal Falls!	also people at the top of Nevada Falls!
Vernal Fall and the Merced River	Map of the hike to Taft Point	On the trail to Taft Point
Does the moss kill the branches, or does it only grow after they're dead?	Approaching Taft Point	Tom just can't resist getting closer to the edge!
I get queasy looking at him - 3000 ft straight down!	is Desi going to make a run for it?!	a little closer to the edge than is my taste!

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