点评:This is one of my favorite places to hike in Yosemite, and I was happy to ascend the dome twice during my October visit.
I chose to hike the 5 mile loop including Taft Point & Pohono Trail, ending with Sentinel Dome. The trail views are terrific in this direction and then I end on top of Sentinel Dome. Enjoying my picnic lunch from this viewpoint is amazing.
Another hiker pointed out a person on a slack line between Liberty Cap & Mt. Broderick (in the direction of Half Dome.) I watched with my phone camera and I wished I had brought my binoculars again.
I also wished I had some secret cleanser with me to eradicate the graffiti that another visitor "left" on one of the rocks on Sentinel Dome. Grrrr.
Sentinel Dome trailhead parking has been repaved and the vault toilet replaced with a “double.” There is also an additional parking lot to the west, slightly closer to Taft Point. I chose the Taft Point parking lot for both of my loop hikes, but it doesn’t matter as it’s a loop.
I saw that the “secret shortcut parking” for folks who just want to hike up Sentinel Dome has been paved as part of the Glacier Point roadwork. If I had not chosen to hike the longer loop, I’d definitely use this small parking lot across from the service road.
翻译:这是我最喜欢在优胜美地徒步旅行的地方之一,我很高兴在十月访问期间两次登上圆顶。
我选择徒步 5 英里环线,包括塔夫脱角 (Taft Point) 和波霍诺步道 (Phono Trail),最后到达哨兵圆顶 (Sentinel Dome)。这个方向的步道景色非常棒,然后我到达了哨兵穹顶 (Sentinel Dome) 顶部。从这个角度享受我的野餐午餐真是太棒了。
另一位徒步旅行者指出,在自由帽和布罗德里克山之间的一条松弛线上(朝半圆顶方向)有一个人。我用手机摄像头观看,真希望我再次带上了双筒望远镜。
我还希望随身携带一些秘密清洁剂,以清除另一位游客在哨兵穹顶的一块岩石上“留下”的涂鸦。咕噜咕噜。
Sentinel Dome 步道起点停车场已重新铺设,拱顶厕所也更换为“双人间”。西边还有一个额外的停车场,距离塔夫脱角稍近。我两次环线徒步都选择了塔夫脱角停车场,但这并不重要,因为它是环线。
我看到,作为冰川点道路施工的一部分,已经为那些只想徒步登上哨兵穹顶的人们铺设了“秘密捷径停车场”。如果我没有选择徒步更长的环路,我肯定会使用辅助道路对面的这个小停车场。