Night 1 at Camp 4.
Raia and Paul making breakfast.
A hearty breakfast.
Turkey bacon and eggs.
Yosemite Fall.
The hikers, ready for adventure.
Leaving civilization behind.
Snack time - five minutes in.
Spirits are high as we begin the hike.
Cameron, beginning to feel the weight of the pack?
R, on the way up.
Pine.
Jeff on the way up. Photo by Paul Bates.
Roaring river.
Bridge.
Guys, where are we?
Moving again.
Up the stairs.
Into the mist.
Vernal Fall spray.
Out of the mist.
Us at the top of Vernal Fall.
Some sort of blue bird.
Down waterfall.
Down waterfall (alternate perspective).
Taking a breather at the top of the fall.
Rock walls.
Paul at Nevada Fall.
Sarah and Cameron near Nevada Fall.
Paul, overlooking the valley.
A steep climb.
Snow on trail.
Cameron and Sarah, appreciating a flat stretch of trail.
Big fallen tree.
Another break.
Cameron, Sarah, and Paul.
Trail through the trees.
Looming rocks obscured by clouds.
Stretch.
The wet walk home.
Trees in cloud.
R, along the trail.
Vernal Fall on our way down.
Another of many breaks.
The “After Shot” (Photo courtesy of Paul Bates).
Returned to the car.
Jeff with his head in the clouds.
