On January 1-4, 1970 Explorer Post 360 and guests - Don Deck, Gil Beilke, Roy Wagner, Wendell Stewart, Tim McSweeney, Ed Immenschuh, Glenn Wyatt, Don Davis, Roger Getz, Carl Foster, Greg Warfield, Dale Caldwell hiked in 7 miles from Summit Mdw and camped near Taft Point Trail (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.). One of the cars, owned by one of the boys, had car trouble and we had to rent a car to continue the trip. The owner's father came and retrieved the car.
There was little snow. We hiked to Taft Point for fine views - then to Sentinel Dome for more fine views and back to camp (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.).
![Taft Point, El Capitan - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970 Taft Point, El Capitan - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970](snd04_yosemite_valley_el_capitan1970/snd04_0002yosemite_valley_el_capitan197001-7494flcsw450hq.jpg)
Taft Point, El Capitan - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970
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Taft Point - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Taft Point - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Fissure at Taft Point - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
![Yosemite Falls from Taft Point - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970 Yosemite Falls from Taft Point - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970](snf04_yosemite_valley_yosemite_falls1970/snf04_0009yosemite_valley_yosemite_falls197001-7497cflcsw450hq.jpg)
Yosemite Falls from Taft Point - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970
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Yosemite Falls from Taft Point - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970
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Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Climbing Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
![Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970 Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970](snj04_nevada_falls1970/snj04_0002_nevada_fall197001-5711sw450hq.jpg)
Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Ice flow near Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Ice flow near Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Ice flow near Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Ice flow near Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
![Yosemite Falls from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970 Yosemite Falls from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970](snx04_yosemite_various1970/snx04_0022yosemite_various197001-7512flcbcsw450hq.jpg)
Yosemite Falls from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park 02 Jan 1970
![Clouds Rest (in back), Half Dome from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970 Clouds Rest (in back), Half Dome from Sentinel Dome - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970](snk04_half_dome1970/snk04_0001_half_dome197001-7510sw450hq.jpg)
Clouds Rest (in back), Half Dome from Sentinel Dome
Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Clouds Rest (in back), Half Dome from Sentinel Dome
Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
![Bridalveil Creek - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970 Bridalveil Creek - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970](snf03_maraposa_wawona_bridalveil_crk1970/snf03_0012_southern_yosemite197001-7525_roc5gem3grn-30ice_1sw450hq.jpg)
Bridalveil Creek - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Bridalveil Creek - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Bridalveil Creek - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
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Bridalveil Creek - Yosemite National Park - 02 Jan 1970
The next day we hiked out, toured Yosemite Valley and drove to Lake Isabella for the night. Beautiful weather - no wind - cold 5° & 0°
![Yosemite Valley, Bridalveil Falls from Wawona Tunnel - Yosemite National Park 03 Jan 1970 Yosemite Valley, Bridalveil Falls from Wawona Tunnel - Yosemite National Park 03 Jan 1970](snx04_yosemite_various1970/snx04_0003yosemite_various197001-7530cflcbcsw450hq.jpg)
Yosemite Valley, Bridalveil Falls from Wawona Tunnel
Yosemite National Park 03 Jan 1970
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Bridalveil Falls from Wawona Tunnel - Yosemite National Park 03 Jan 1970
![Clouds Rest and Half Dome from Wawona Tunnel - Yosemite National Park 03 Jan 1970 Clouds Rest and Half Dome from Wawona Tunnel - Yosemite National Park 03 Jan 1970](sna04_yosemite_valley_wawona_tunnel197001/sna04_0004yosemite_valley_wawona_tunnel197001-7531flcsw450hq.jpg)
Clouds Rest and Half Dome from Wawona Tunnel - Yosemite National Park 03 Jan 1970