The North Face

So this is looking down the 1,800 sheer granite face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. My dad and I climbed to the top, an arduous 17 mile hike that gained nearly 5,000 ft in elevation from the valley floor. This was without a doubt the hardest day hike I have ever done. Yet to peer over the edge and see rock climbers below scaling the vertical face I instantly knew I had taken the easier route. Perhaps next time I face a challenge I'll take the less traveled path. Perhaps.