The Mist Trail Yosemite National Park

May 22, 2013

I'm not going to post this hike for public view, because there isn't much original material here; but I thought that you might enjoy the memories anyway.

The Merced River at the trailhead

First view of Vernal Falls

Starting up the stone steps

Merced River

My late wife's ashes surround that tree

Vernal Falls, 317'

I have placed this one on my home page

Approaching the brink

Drying off

The Mist Trail

Above the Silver Apron

Nevada Fall, 594'

Powerful stuff

Up the cobblestone switchbacks

600 feet straight down

Glacier Point and Grizzly Peak across the canyon

Upstream of the falls

Carrie's favorite spot

The John Muir Trail wagon track

Liberty Cap stands guard

Yosemite Falls in the distance

Clark Point and its incomparable view

Back down the Mist Trail

It's nearly over

End of the line

Bridalveil Falls, 620'

§: Thanks, my friends, for a truly wonderful day.

• Trailhead: Happy Isles, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley
• Distance: 7 miles
• Elevation: 4000' to 6000'
• Hikers: many hundreds
• Rating: 10

An overview of the route, shot two years ago   ⇔    Click to enlarge

For some additional info and generally better photographs, go here:    <My 2008 hike>