The cascading tower of water that is Vernal Falls is one of the most powerful waterfalls in the incredible Yosemite National ...

What makes The Mist Trail so unique is not its sights – Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall – but how you get there. To get to the top of both falls, hikers must climb a 600-step granite staircase ...

The trail, which starts off with an easy, paved beginning, takes hikers toward views of Vernal and Nevada falls, close enough to get a spray of mist. Those who stick it out to the top of Nevada ...

The closure for maintenance and repairs affects the half-mile of the Mist Trail along the Merced River from just above the Vernal Fall footbridge to the Silver Apron area, above the top of the ...

Visitors hike up the Mist Trail toward Vernal Fall on June 19, 2020, in Yosemite National Park. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) But like many of the landmark features in the park, it has shown ...

The trail is arguably Yosemite’s busiest hike — and for good reason. It carries hikers to the tops of two waterfalls, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall, hence the “mist” in its name.

The Mist Trail closes in winter due to frozen mist and snow. To reach the start of the trail to Vernal Fall at Happy Isles (shuttle stop 16), catch the bus from Curry Village or walk for 20 ...

The Vernal Fall footbridge is generally the first point for hikers to stop and gaze on their way up to the Mist Trail or Half Dome. It is a 2-mile hike round-trip that can be done in one to two hours.

Hikers navigate the Mist Trail against the backdrop of Vernal Fall in the Yosemite Valley in 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) ...