Photo credit: Toby Manzanares
Ahh… Yosemite, one of my favorite places, where you can enter a rainbow.
The best way into Yosemite Valley is through the tunnel, an experience described by some as akin to being born.
"A long dark tunnel, with a far away bright light, which after a moment appears to grow larger... and larger until you burst through into a bright and beautiful place that other's say: "Looks like heaven."
Slow down as you exit the tunnel to turn left into the view point parking lot, where my students often took their first group photo (with Bridalveil Falls in the background.
Then drive on to the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center where, Park Rangers will provide maps and up to date information. It's a great place to start your visit.
Also on this map, the Ahwahnee Hotel which has a wonderful breakfast at a reasonable price in a national historic site. Charming when you look out to find deer grazing just a few feet away.
The 1.5 mile hike to the Vernal Fall Footbridge usually takes one to one and a half hours. For the 2.4 mile hike to the top of the Vernal Fall count on roughly 3 hours. Experiencing the Mist Trail is worthy of the time and effort. Take a rain poncho, the “mist” is sometimes thick.
I’d walk students through the Mist Trail rainbow, a vivid memory, the mist and rainbow colors, to last a lifetime.
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