Pictures of Clouds Rest, Yosemite

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Highlights


From start to end

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Tenaya Lake

Tenaya Lake

Tenaya Lake


Tenaya Lake


The Sunrise trailhead

The Sunrise trailhead (note: all distances in miles are wrong, ancient signs, but multiply by 1.6 to get the distance in kms)

Meadow

Creek crossing


Wilderness highway

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance

Pretty pond

Pretty pond


Pretty pond

First view of Clouds Rest in the distance

Towards Clouds Rest

Towards Clouds Rest


Towards Clouds Rest

Towards Clouds Rest

Towards Clouds Rest

Towards Clouds Rest


Towards Clouds Rest

Junction with the trail to Sunrise Camp (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

Junction with the trail to Sunrise Camp (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

Junction with the trail to Sunrise Camp (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)


Clouds Rest not as close as it looks

Clouds Rest not as close as it looks

First view of Yosemite Valley's mountains

Second pond


Second pond

Almost at the top

Another junction, 9kms into the hike and 4kms from the summit

Another junction, 9kms into the hike and 4kms from the summit


Another junction, 9kms into the hike and 4kms from the summit

Towards the summit

Towards the summit

View of North Dome


View of Tenaya Canyon

Towards the summit

Towards the summit

Towards the summit


The last junction

The last junction

Almost at the summit

Half Dome, El Capitan, Tenaya Canyon


Half Dome

USGS marker

The summit

Tenaya Canyon and Yosemite Valley


Tenaya Canyon and Yosemite Valley

View east

View north (Tenaya Lake in the distance)

Burnt area


View west (Half Dome on the left)


View northeast


View east


View east

View southeast

Half Dome

View south


View southeast

See also the 2013 hike


Video from the top


Video from the top of Clouds Rest


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(Copyright © 2019 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me