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| Hiking | 5.83 Miles |
1,438 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.83 Miles | 2 Hrs 21 Mns | | 2.63 mph |
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| partners | | We arrived in the park at around 8am and after stopping by the permit office in Wawona we drove up the Glacier Point Road. With plenty of time to spend before heading out on our backpacking trip, we opted for this tourist loop to get our feet moving.
We were both shocked to find the parking lot full and lines of cars parked along both sides of the road in both directions. So much for a midweek morning when the park requires reservations just to enter! Perhaps it was the record heat that had pushed many visitors up to these higher elevations?
Regardless, we parked up the road and took a shortcut to meet the loop, climbing to the outstanding views provided by Sentinal Dome. Back down we swung around and followed the cliff edge out to Taft Point. This is another winner. Yosimeteeay Falls would look great from here, if only there was at least a trickle flowing over it. But there wasn't. There's a great view of El Cap, and while the Merced snaking through the valley below looked appealing, nothing looked as refreshing as the bright aqua of the pool at the Ahwahnee. Too bougie for me!
We completed the loop and made a quick trip to Glacier Point for a couple of last minute items from the store there and a quick reminder of the views and all that comes with it. |
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