Hiking from Foresta to El Capitan, Yosemite

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El Capitan from the valley

The Old Big Oak Flat parking lot

The trailhead (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)


Old Big Oak parking lot

The trailhead across the road (the distances are pure guesswork: any old sign in miles posts rough estimates - rust only modern signs in kms, which are rare in Yosemite)

Beginning of the trail

Yellow wildflowers


First hill

Blue wildflowers

View from the first hill


El Capital in the center of the valley

Brideveil Falls


Burnt wood on the first hill

Blue wildflowers

Blue wildflowers

Blue wildflowers


Burnt wood on the first hill

Burnt wood on the first hill

Dandelion-like flower

Top of the first hill


Burnt wood on the first hill

White wildflowers

Dandelion-like flowers

Blue wildflowers


Blue wildflowers

The trail in the forest

The trail in the forest

White wildflowers


White wildflowers

In the forest

Dandelion-like flowers

Favorite wildflowers


Favorite wildflowers

Favorite wildflowers

Favorite wildflowers

The most difficult crossing


Pine cones

Favorite wildflowers

Favorite wildflowers

The trail in the forest


The trail in the forest

The trail in the forest

Waterfalls

Waterfalls


The junction with the Tamarack Flat road

The junction with the Tamarack Flat road

The junction with the Tamarack Flat road

The junction with the Tamarack Flat road (follow this sign)


Rapids

The bridge

Views from the bridge

Views from the bridge


The road

End of the road, left uphill

Up the gulch

Up the gulch


Top of the highest hill

Alpine wildflowers

Top of the highest hill


Top of the highest hill

Top of the highest hill

Top of the highest hill

Downhill into the forest


Downhill into the forest

Downhill into the forest

Downhill into the forest

Downhill into the forest


Downhill into the forest

Downhill into the forest

Downhill into the forest

Pink wildflowers


Pink wildflowers

Out of the forest

First view of El Capitan

First view of El Capitan


Pink wildflowers

Views

The trail

Views of the valley below


Lupine flower

Lupine flower


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Views of the valley below

Almost at El Capitan

El Capitan summit

Clouds Rest and Half Dome


Clouds Rest and Half Dome

El Capitan summit

Views across the valley


Views across the valley


Clouds Rest and Half Dome

Clouds Rest and Half Dome

Clouds Rest and Half Dome

Video from the top


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