✈️ Travel Jul 1, 2026 · Caroline Makepeace

Half Dome Plan B: How Bass Lake and a Moonlight Train Enhanced a Yosemite Trip (with a teen)

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Half Dome Plan B: How Bass Lake and a Moonlight Train Enhanced a Yosemite Trip (with a teen)
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The email came in April. Your Half Dome permit application was not selected.



Savannah had been eagerly awaiting the verdict. She’d researched this famous Yosemite hike, studied the permit windows, planned her outfits, and figured out the best application strategy. She’s 14. She was more organized about this California trip than anything before. When the no came through, I braced for the disappointment.







“Okay,” she said. “Let’s plan the Majestic Mountain Lo

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