I switched between the 18mm and 10-24mm on the XT-1 to frame the sky. It was finally dark enough to photograph the stars around 10:30pm. After a full day of loaded hiking the altitude will fatigue you by the evening. I ended up taking a nap again at the knife-edge while waiting for the stars to come out. My friend and I hiked back up to the summit just in time for sundown. The Fujifilm XT-1 plus lens in a case weighs a much as my Nikon D800 body alone.ĭear fellow camera nerds from here on out the rest of my images were taken with a Fujifilm XT-1. The mirrorless kit I put together weighed significantly less. Gear wise I left all of my DSLR things at home and took up a Fujifilm mirrorless instead. I took a nap here until it was around 7:00pm when it would be time to return to the knife-edge to photograph the sunset and Milky Way. Literally you’re sleeping under the stars and waking up to the sunrise. For this trip because I prioritized bringing my camera gear with me I ditched my tent I used in Havasupai Falls and opted to sleep between two trees in an ENO Doublenest Hammock. In addition to weighing less and an easy set up the hammock was probably one of the best sleeps I’ve gotten on a camping trip. We made our camp roughly 10 minutes south of the summit in the backcountry. Yoga poses! Your calves and quads will thank you for it. Our group stopped by a creek next to a really pretty pond 5 miles up the trail to filter and resupply on water before summiting. You’ll spend the majority of the trail huffing and puffing up granite switchbacks surrounded by a cascade of lovely trees. You know all those motivational quotes that highlights the journey over the destination? Clouds Rest is all about the big destination payoff. Total Elevation Gain: 1,775 feet (540 m) over 7 miles This celebration entailed hauling up a 35lb pack 7 miles up a mountain, setting up camp at a delicious 9,931ft elevation, and for me grabbing some shots of the Milky Way from the knife-edge of the summit. Over a weekend one of my pals decided to celebrate his birthday by backpacking up from Tenaya Lake to the summit of Clouds Rest. This year I admired it from across the valley. Park at the West end of Tenaya Lake or better yet park in the Tuolumne area and take the free shuttle in summer.I’m quickly becoming the opposite of an acrophobic, I love heights! Last year I hiked up Half Dome. The Cathedral Range and Clark Range create a breathtaking skyline to the East and South.Ĭontinuing South, the trail drops along a series of steep stairs (think of stairs leading into Mordor) and then steep trail before connecting to the John Muir Trail a little East of the Half Dome Trail. From here you command a 360 degree view with Tenaya Canyon falling away to the West, Yosemite Valley below, and a fantastic angle for viewing Half Dome. At this stage, you'll be traveling over an exposed narrow fin of granite, which might give some visitors a feeling of vertigo. At higher elevations the forest is less dense and much dryer with views of distant peaks. Make sure you have plenty of water for the whole route because the only reliable water source is a lake at 3.1 miles. Leaving the west end of Tenaya Lake, the trail winds its way through forests and rocks before it starts the steep (at times stair step) climb.
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