U.S.A. - California
Yosemite Falls
May 13th, 2006
After a long winter with almost twice the normal snow fall, the snow-melt from the mountains created some of the biggest waterfalls Yosemite had seen in years. So we took this opportunity to see Yosemite Falls at its best, by hiking all the way to the top. The hike is shorter than the hike to the top of Half Dome, but it seemed a lot steeper, so was just as tiring. But the spray from the bottom of the falls gave us a good soaking, so we kept cool.
A mile further along the trail is Yosemite Point, which looks out across the valley to Half Dome. And directly beside Yosemite Point is 'Lost Arrow', which climbers somehow manage to climb before they rappel from its summit back to the valley rim. It doesn't even look possible.

Distance Hiked - 11 mile round-trip (including Yosemite Point)
Elevation Gain - 2,400 ft
Time Taken - 6½ hours