Day 1
We meet at the Tuolumne Meadows store in the Yosemite
High Country at 9:00am. After a brief pack check we
head South on the John Muir Trail past Cathedral Lakes
and beautiful Cathedral Peak. We descend towards Sunrise
High Sierra Camp where we establish our first nights
camp.
Day 2
After a possibly spectacular sunrise and leasurely
breakfast in aptly named Sunrise Meadows, we leave
the John Muir Trail and hike towards Sunrise Lakes.
We then hike through some of the most spectacular
mountain vistas on the planet exploring the views
from Clouds Rest, Yosemite's largest expanse of granite.
We descend to Sunrise Creek where we establish our
camp for the night.
Day 3
An early start finds us hiking up the Half Dome trail
ahead of the crowds. We ascend the famous "cable
route" to Yosemite's most reconizable summit.
The views from the top of Half Dome are absolutely
incredible. We descend back to out camp along Sunrise
Creek for the evening.
Day 4
Our last day is spent descending the John Muir and
Mist trails past Nevada and Vernal Falls into Yosemite
Valley where we then shuttle back to our cars at Tuolumne
Meadows.