Mist Trail to Vernal Falls - We caught the shuttle and hiked the Mist Trail that leads up to the top of a Vernal Falls. With all the activity in the day use parking area where we were near the Visitor's Center, we weren't too concerned about a bear getting into our truck during the day. The Mist Trail took us to the top of Vernal Falls by way of steep stone steps that went thru the mist blowing off this enormous waterfall. We were drenched by the time we got thru the misting area, but the trail continued up to a flatter shelf area at the top and we were drier by the time we got there. We hung out at the top, rested and took some pictures. We wandered around the top and checked out the waterfall above, Nevada Falls. The Mist Trail went straight up, with a 1,000 ft elevation gave in 1.6 miles and our legs were tired. When we felt rested, we headed back down a million stone steps, back thru the mist of the waterfall getting soaked again, and by the time we got back to the shuttle bus stop, we were mostly dry. The shuttle took us back to our truck.

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