Nevada Falls

"Amazing waterfall"

This is the second waterfall up the trail from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley.  To reach this one, you will first have to climb to the top of Vernal Falls.  Then another mile or so up is this equally amazing waterfall.  

The hike itself is beautiful.  The trail wanders through a pine forest with refreshing shade and then enters a section of switchbacks on granite steps.  These steps can be hard to maneuver because they are not quite stair steps but are more like flagstones set in an incline.  They have been worn smooth over the years and can be a bit slippery.  

A strenuous hike with inherent dangers but an amazing and rewarding view from the top.