Kudos to the team especially the first time hikers to Yosemite.. The team that never rests and keeps going.. Well Done!!!
We had originally planned to hike the Panorama Trail from Glacier Point. But unfortunately, Glacier Point road was closed due to heavy snowfall on Thurs/Fri. We therefore quickly changed plans and decided to repeat a hike we had done a couple of years back. The one major difference this time was we had a much larger group. The road to Yosemite Village from the park entrance was like a winter wonderland with both sides of the forest covered with snow. The initial part of the hike till the Vernal footbridge was pretty crowded but quickly decreased as we ascended up the steps of the wet,slippery steps of Mist Trail. Beautiful rainbows accompanied us as we ascended up through the mist generated by the falls. Even though the flow was much lesser than in 2013, it was still an impressive sight. Once we reached Emerald pool at the top of the pools, we had our first snack break of the day.
We then continued the uphill trek to the the top of Nevada falls. This part of the trail had some steep stretches and required clambering over rocks. But in contrast to 2013, the cool weather this time allowed us to ascend pretty quickly. Once at the top of the falls, we rested by Merced river and dug into the rest of our snacks. After the obligatory photo session, we started the descent via Muir trail. It was perfect afternoon weather and we took advantage of it to increase our pace and reached the valley floor in one and half hours. It was a perfect end to an incident free hike in gorgeous late spring weather. The caption of the hike was 'Living on the edge'. Guess what, everyone signed up for next year's hike. We enjoyed the rest of the evening with drinks and plenty of food to recover the lost calories :)
Route: Yosemite Nevada & Vernal Falls Hike
Time: 6.00 hr
Difficulty: 7/10
Total Elevation:6,000 Ft
We had originally planned to hike the Panorama Trail from Glacier Point. But unfortunately, Glacier Point road was closed due to heavy snowfall on Thurs/Fri. We therefore quickly changed plans and decided to repeat a hike we had done a couple of years back. The one major difference this time was we had a much larger group. The road to Yosemite Village from the park entrance was like a winter wonderland with both sides of the forest covered with snow. The initial part of the hike till the Vernal footbridge was pretty crowded but quickly decreased as we ascended up the steps of the wet,slippery steps of Mist Trail. Beautiful rainbows accompanied us as we ascended up through the mist generated by the falls. Even though the flow was much lesser than in 2013, it was still an impressive sight. Once we reached Emerald pool at the top of the pools, we had our first snack break of the day.
We then continued the uphill trek to the the top of Nevada falls. This part of the trail had some steep stretches and required clambering over rocks. But in contrast to 2013, the cool weather this time allowed us to ascend pretty quickly. Once at the top of the falls, we rested by Merced river and dug into the rest of our snacks. After the obligatory photo session, we started the descent via Muir trail. It was perfect afternoon weather and we took advantage of it to increase our pace and reached the valley floor in one and half hours. It was a perfect end to an incident free hike in gorgeous late spring weather. The caption of the hike was 'Living on the edge'. Guess what, everyone signed up for next year's hike. We enjoyed the rest of the evening with drinks and plenty of food to recover the lost calories :)
Route: Yosemite Nevada & Vernal Falls Hike
Time: 6.00 hr
Difficulty: 7/10
Total Elevation:6,000 Ft
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