BEFORE: Happy Isles trailhead at 8:14 am.
(Compare this to the AFTER photo at the same place, ten hours and seventeen miles later, see below).

Mist Trail and Vernal Fall, 8:56 am.

Rainbow over the Mist Trail.

At the top of Vernal Fall.

Kabao, Anne, and Nevada Fall, at 9:40 am.

We continued to Little Yosemite Valley, then reached the trail crossing ("Half Dome 2 Miles") at 11:20 am.

Tenaya Creek canyon from the "Stairway Dome".

At the base of the cable route, 12:58 pm.

Steady streem of hikers on the cable route to Half Dome.

At the top of the cable route.

At the top of Half Dome, with Clouds Rest behind.

Anne arrives to the top.

Celebrating at the top, at 1:55 pm. Jorg brought champaign.

A bunch of happy and dedicated hikers.

Time for a stretch, at 2:17 pm.

Basket Dome from Half Dome.

What goes up, must come down.

Going down is so much easier. Steep section, at 2:52 pm.

Back at the Nevada Fall switchbacks, at 5:30 pm.

Carefully down the Mist Trail, at 6:10 pm.

AFTER: Happy Isles trailhead at 6:25 pm. Do we look exhausted?