I've received a permit from Cathedral Lakes TH to Happy Isles with Half Dome permits on 07/28. But I am having second thoughts about Half Dome as my 13-year-old daughter slipped, fell and and injured her wrist while descending from a steep peak in the Sierra Nevada. So I've developed a new route, with the same entry TH but a different exit TH (is it correct that we can do this on the permit?) day 1: from Cathedral Lakes TH to Sunrise High Sierra Camp - day 2: hike to Sunrise Lakes - set up camp and day hike to CR - day 3: hike to May Lake, set up camp and hike to Mt Hoffmann - day 4: hike out. If we have enough energy after CR we could hike to May Lake on day 2 instead of camping near Sunrise Lakes. Another option would be to hike to Glen Aulin instead of summitting Mount Hoffmann.
I am travelling as a single mum with my son (15-years-old) and my daughter (13-years-old), we are from the Netherlands. We' ve hiked many day trips (it's our favourite holiday) but only one overnight trip with tent, last year in Yellowstone. The new route would give us an opportunity to summit both CR and Mt Hofmann and we would be able to restock our food when crossing Tioga Road (that's allowed on the permit, isn't it?). I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on this itinerary: what's a good site for our second night. A comparison with our original Half Dome route (overnighting at Sunrise High Sierra Camp - CR/JMT crossing below Half Dome and LYV after summitting HD) would also help greatly (number of people on route, bugs/mosquitos, scenery). It's also an option to decide after our first night, but in that case we would have to carry all the food (instead of restocking when crossing Tioga Road), gloves, swimming suits and probably make a reservation for the Yarts bus.