Yosemite National Park Attractions
Half Dome
Yosemite, CA
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This long, steep trip, which about 1,000 hikers do each summer day, climbs 4,900 feet. From Happy Isles, take the Mist Trail or the John Muir Trail past Vernal and Nevada falls, and up and into Little Yosemite Valley. Leave the John Muir Trail for the Half Dome Trail. Hiking the final 600 feet up the back of Half Dome requires the use of cables installed in the rock, and a strong heart is helpful, too. Half Dome has a small level spot on top, at an elevation of 8,800 feet....
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Transportation: Happy Isles/shuttle-bus stop 16
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Half dome
Posted by gttamberi from Friant, CA on August 7, 2008
Half dome is a very hard, long, and steep hike. my sister, who runs 4 1/2 miles every day, was sore for a day after hiking. i did not take any extra training to hike half dome and i don't run at all but i wasn't sore after the hike. this sounds impossible, but it's not. i simply took a drink called fluid at the top of half dome and when i got done. fluid recovers and reduces soreness of your muscles. i highly recommend using fluid when you hike half dome or even any after any workout.
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