Our Adventure Up Half Dome

Jeremy, my brother Jonathan, and I decided on a whim that we wanted to hike Half Dome, in Yosemite. So we packed up and left Thursday morning, camped over, hiked Half Dome on Friday, and then drove home. It was crazy, and amazing all in one.

There are some amazing waterfalls in Yosemite.

These next few pictures are of our camp site. It was beautiful.

This is where we slept. That's right, no tent.

The start of our hike. We were feeling excited and ready to go. Little did we know . . .

On the trail up.

Filling up with water.

Nevada Falls. It was AMAZING. Words and pictures do not do it justice.

The cables leading up to the summit.

Um yeah, I was freaking.
So steep.
It was intense.
Jeremy hanging his feet off the edge, much to my dismay.
And standing on the edge of the mountain, also much to my dismay.
I look closer to the edge than I am. I wouldn't get within a couple feet.
The guys were loving it.
It was a surreal experience to stand on the top of that mountain. One of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. We were bummed about the view being so hazy due to the wildfires.
This was on the way back down.
After we got down we hiked up to this other waterfall, and it was incredible.

The mist coming off it was crazy.

The end of our hike. We are all exhausted. Half Dome is 17 miles round trip, plus the extra millage we put on going to the falls, we hiked 20.5 miles, climbing 6,800 feet. We were on the mountain for 10 hours, and needless to say had quite the adventure. I think it was the most physically demanding thing I have ever done, and at moments I hated it, but it was so worth it.

Fun on the Fourth

We had a fun Fourth of July, BBQ-ing and going to the park for fireworks. But I hardly got any pictures because Bryton was so busy, I literally could not get her to stay still long enough to get a shot. So in both of these pictures she is on the move. But she looked so cute that day, I had to post a picture.

More Fun in San Diego

Bryton and her Auntie Em.We took Bryton to a dog beach in San Diego, and she loved it. Two of her favorite things wrapped up into one activity.
Playing in the waves.

Playing with the dogs.

On the new Elmo (who Bryton loves, by the way) ride at Sea World.
Family fun at Sea World.

Taking time to smell the flowers. She is obsessed with flowers. Particularly smelling them.
Checking out the dolphins.
Isn't Shamu amazing? I just love Sea World.