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    3 days in Yosemite: Mesmerizing views at Half Dome, the Mist Trail and Taft Point

    by Mark Hume, Chicago Tribune Nov 04, 2021 7 minutes

    Yosemite National Park is really a park in name only. In most areas of the 1,187-square-mile expanse, it is truly a wild place.

    For a Midwestern flatlander, the sheer magnitude of the rock formations and the dizzying heights of the trails that hug the rims thousands of feet above the valley floor are breathtaking. Yosemite’s out-worldly landscape is overwhelming in the very best possible way. It seems natural to have a spiritual response to the singular beauty and absolute majesty of this place.

    But a trip to a park roughly the size of Rhode Island requires careful planning, especially if it’s your first time. Our three-day trip in late summer was the ideal introduction to the California wilderness, from the iconic Tunnel View to a memorable brush with wildlife.

    Day 1: Tunnel View, Sentinel Dome and Taft Point

    We arrive at Tunnel View a half-hour before sunrise. The clear sky has been brightening for some time, lending definition to the jagged outlines of mountains surrounding us as we drive the twisting road through the park. To the east, Yosemite Valley stretches for several miles, and in the predawn, the dusky hulks of iconic peaks such as El Capitan and Half Dome loom silent

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