12.5 hr
Overview
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Trail Stats
36.2 km
2047 m
3022 m
1235 m
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Photos
Happy Isles- indeed.
Happy Isles- indeed.
Strolling along the John Muir Trail
Strolling along the John Muir Trail
Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls from Clark Point
Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls from Clark Point
Tuolumne Meadows campground!
Tuolumne Meadows campground!
Approaching Happy Isles in the Merced River.
Approaching Happy Isles in the Merced River.
The start of the trail coming from the John Muir Trail.
The start of the trail coming from the John Muir Trail.
Merced River rapids.
Merced River rapids.
On the John Muir Trail near Sunrise High Sierra Camp
On the John Muir Trail near Sunrise High Sierra Camp
If Vernal Falls is your goal you've come about half way! The slopes might have been challenging but your goal is in sight, there's no backing out now.
If Vernal Falls is your goal you've come about half way! The slopes might have been challenging but your goal is in sight, there's no backing out now.
Brilliant sunrises reward the camp's early risers
Brilliant sunrises reward the camp's early risers
We set up camp on an empty spot overlooking the beautiful meadows at Sunrise High Sierra Camp. A few fire rings are available for use here! Also close to water and bathrooms.
We set up camp on an empty spot overlooking the beautiful meadows at Sunrise High Sierra Camp. A few fire rings are available for use here! Also close to water and bathrooms.
Wooden Bridge on Mist Trail.
Wooden Bridge on Mist Trail.
The Merced River flowing through Little Yosemite Valley.
The Merced River flowing through Little Yosemite Valley.
View of Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls in the winter time. This section of the trail offers a great view of the opposite side of the Merced River.
View of Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls in the winter time. This section of the trail offers a great view of the opposite side of the Merced River.
View of Half Dome from an excellent campsite along the John Muir Trail, just northeast and above Little Yosemite Valley. with permission from MrRedwood
View of Half Dome from an excellent campsite along the John Muir Trail, just northeast and above Little Yosemite Valley. with permission from MrRedwood
The view northeast from Sunrise High Sierra Camp
The view northeast from Sunrise High Sierra Camp
Looking down Nevada Falls
Looking down Nevada Falls
The water seems peaceful until the droppoff of Nevada Falls.
The water seems peaceful until the droppoff of Nevada Falls.
Embarking from Sunrise High Sierra Camp!
Embarking from Sunrise High Sierra Camp!
The path leading to the campsites at Sunrise High Sierra Camp.
The path leading to the campsites at Sunrise High Sierra Camp.
The railings let you go as close to the edge as the edge, but will your nerves allow it? Looking at the bridge over Nevada Falls.
The railings let you go as close to the edge as the edge, but will your nerves allow it? Looking at the bridge over Nevada Falls.
Cathedral Peak and Upper Cathedral Lake.
Cathedral Peak and Upper Cathedral Lake.
Nevada Falls and Liberty Cap loom over the trail.
Nevada Falls and Liberty Cap loom over the trail.
Half Dome. Yosemite National Park.
Half Dome. Yosemite National Park.
'The mountains are calling and I must go.' - Near the top of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, and just off the trail named after the quote's author, John Muir
'The mountains are calling and I must go.' - Near the top of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, and just off the trail named after the quote's author, John Muir
This might be why they call it the ice-cut. The Muir Trail is closed in the winter due to the slippery, unsafe conditions.
This might be why they call it the ice-cut. The Muir Trail is closed in the winter due to the slippery, unsafe conditions.
The view east from Sunrise High Sierra Camp
The view east from Sunrise High Sierra Camp
The ice-cut, running under Panorama Cliffs, is part of the Muir Trail that closes in the winter due to ice and other hazardous winter conditions. This was after a snow fall in early November that blanketed the valley.
The ice-cut, running under Panorama Cliffs, is part of the Muir Trail that closes in the winter due to ice and other hazardous winter conditions. This was after a snow fall in early November that blanketed the valley.
Looking roughly north from the John Muir Trail toward Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls.
Looking roughly north from the John Muir Trail toward Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls.
Nevada Fall, Liberty Cap and the back of Half Dome pose for a photo from the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park.
Nevada Fall, Liberty Cap and the back of Half Dome pose for a photo from the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park.
Evening brings a sublime sunset at Upper Cathedral Lake on the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park.
Evening brings a sublime sunset at Upper Cathedral Lake on the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park.
July 2018 JMT thru hike. Cathedral Peak
July 2018 JMT thru hike. Cathedral Peak
John Muir Trail Vista, Yosemite National Park
John Muir Trail Vista, Yosemite National Park
The top of Nevada Falls is the best place on earth.
The top of Nevada Falls is the best place on earth.