May 2006

I’ll be in Yosemite over the weekend, so here’s your Friday eye candy a day early. As a shout-out to Yosemite, here’s a picture from the spring. If you look closely you can see how tiny the people are on the edge of the waterfall. I didn’t expect this hike and this waterfall to be as impressive as it was because it’s a tourist hotspot and a popular hike easily accessible from the valley. I figured it couldn’t be as beautiful as Nevada Fall way above Vernal Fall that we hiked over on our way to Half Dome last year. Even though it was crowded, I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty and the scale of the falls, and the joy of the hike. It was so invigorating to go up the Mist Trail and get soaked by the downpour of the mist from the thundering falls on that hot day. Just thinking back on it makes me smile.