Vernal Falls

Vernal Falls:
We hiked to the top of Vernal Falls on Saturday. It is a 1,000 foot gain to the top of the falls. The trail we followed was Mist Trail. The name comes from the fact that you get pretty wet walking up the trail from the mist of the waterfall. The cool mist felt pretty nice though - it was said to be 104 degrees in the valley! The trail was a little strenuous - you can see the trail in the first two pictures below. The spots on the camera are water drips - we couldn't take too many pictures, because we didn't want to break our camera!




Vernal Falls in the background. You can see people walking up the steps on the left.






Jeff and I posing in on Mist Trail in front of Vernal Falls. The steps behind us are part of the upward climbing trail.

We made it to the top of Vernal Falls! Kyle, Andy, Brad, Drew, Brian, Toni, Kristi, Jeff and Heidi. Jose and Niserine are in the far background.




The picture was taken at the top of Vernal Falls looking down across the valley. Can you see the rainbow?

I will post pictures of Nevada Falls and some from the rest of our trip soon!