The Half Dome cables in Yosemite National Park come down today, signaling the end of the busy period on this iconic trail, and drawing a line under what has been a deadly summer.
The final 400-foot section of the 14-mile roundtrip hike up this landmark granite rock face is supported by cables which are fixed with bolts in the rock and raised onto a series of metal poles each spring. Yosemite officials announced the closure, which typically occurs around this time of year, on social media, writing:
