Summer Pictures...Half Dome!

For the past few summers I have wanted to climb Half Dome in Yosemite. Last summer we were all set to go but forest fires kept us from going. But this summer there were no fires around so up to Yosemite we went. There was about a group of 11 who made the climb. The group consisted of veterans but also a few first timers. We camped at Bass Lake the night before and then had an early start. On our way up the mountain the clouds began to roll in and there were thunderstorm warnings for that day. We made it all the way to the cables and then it started to hail. Before the hail came there was nothing to stop me. But HAIL...that's pretty bad. Plus my husband, who tends to have better judgment, advised against it. If this was my first time up there, I would have gone all the way to the top but this was my third time so I was ok with not making it to the top. I was more disappointed for those first timers who made so far but not all the way. Oh well, guess we'll just have to go next summer. "Half Dome, Summer 2010, Night hike"...who's in??