Stats Distance: 1.1 miles from parking lot to Sentinel Dome’s Summit Difficulty: Easy, but the trail features a small climb that some may find intimidating Time to Hike: 15-20 minutes Elevation Gain: 350 feet Read on to learn more about hiking Sentinel Dome. What remains of the Jeffrey Pine is still up on top of Sentinel Dome, lying in a contorted, scorpion-like pose. I guess I should probably consider myself lucky that I was able to see it while it was still standing. It was killed in a drought in the 1970s, and did not finally fall until 2003. The tree has been famously photographed by Ansel Adams, and probably thousands of visitors since then. The only tangible part of my recall might be the presence of Sentinel Dome’s famous Jeffrey Pine. There’s a 20-ish year gap between my childhood hike with my family, and my June, 2019 ascent. This recounting is brought to you by one of my oldest childhood memories- a family hike up Sentinel Dome. Difficulty: Easy, but the trail features a small climb that some may find intimidating.Distance: 1.1 miles from parking lot to Sentinel Dome’s Summit.Sentinel Dome, and It’s Famous Jeffrey Pine.Sentinel Dome, and It’s Famous Jeffrey Pine Instead, you are looking forward to when you can go back to watching TV and eating PB&j’s. That’s dandy! You’re excited for a brief moment, but it is fleeting. It’s shape, height, and appearance-all right before your eyes! You saw it in your toy. Imagine your surprise when right there, in real life, is that weird, twisted tree. After seemingly hours of unbearable toil and hardship, you finally reach the end of your death march-a flat topped dome with an incredible view. It makes your little feet ache, and you can’t keep up with your long legged family members. Later that Summer, your family is dragging you up a hike. Back in My Day, All We Had Was Cheap Plastic Junk! It’s not quite as prolific as the other photos, but it sticks in your mind’s eye. It grows out of the rock on Sentinel Dome. It is of a lone tree, hunched and gnarled. Of all the pictures of waterfalls, giant sequoias, and other Yosemite Landmarks, one particular image stands out. Of course, as you are the budding nature geek, you own the Yosemite edition. You’d stare into that things for hours, clicking through the images on the little cardboard disk. Of the lot, one of your favorite distractions is a View Master -the Instagram of the 20th century. There’s plenty of toys, a pet cat, and a dog. You lead a comfy, middle class childhood. You’re probably about four feet tall, wear tee shirts with dinosaurs on them, and are afraid of the dark. It is the late 1990’s, or maybe the year 2000. Imagine, if you will, that you are six years old. Hiking The Sentinel Dome Trail in Yosemite National Park
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