San Jose, CA Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 Back in March a coworker invited me to join her in an effort to qualify for the Yosemite National Park “Half Dome Lottery”. During the preseason lottery, 225 permits are available for each day. The application period for this lottery is hosted from March 1st through March 31st. Suffice it to say that we both qualified!, since then I have been training and today marks the 4th month of intense training for my hike to the top of Half Dome. This is will be a monumental hike for me personally as it will challenge me physically and mentally. As one who’s suffered from…