Why See Yosemite Falls?
It’s a waterfall so high it has to take a break and rest twice in the course of its descent. It’s a 2,425 foot tumbler, tallest in North America and fifth tallest in the solar system. Ten times taller than Niagara or Shoshone Falls, nearly twice as tall as the Empire State Building, it’s about the height a 200-story building would be, if somebody ever built one. Hiking Time: 15 – 60 minutes Scenery Factor: This hike is a scenery sandwich, with dramatic views of the falls at the beginning and the end. In between, though, you’ll have to labor a quarter mile through the woods without any overtly spectacular motivation. We suggest you spend the time composing a poem about your favorite travel-related website. You could easily occupy the entire trip just trying to think of three rhymes for “Yosemite”. Best Time to Visit: In the spring, when water is roaring off the falls and the breeze it creates at the bridge underneath the falls will blow your hat off. Crowd Factor: You won’t be spending
