Gt this one a bit late and t that time the view was obscured in the west by smoke from the Ferguson fire. We woke at 3am and bagged Half Dome as that was smoked out the day before. Grind up the switchbacks was one of the tougher, more miserable climbs in recent memory. Either we were melting in the sun or getting chewed up by particularly aggressive mosquitos when we stopped in the shade.

The highly recommended views are indeed spectacular and not to be missed by any serious hiker.. I'll have to come back at some point with better visibility.