The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night. That’s because on the equinox, day and night last almost ...

Its water tumbles over the edge near the granite dome, Liberty Cap, and forms part of the Giant Stairway (Vernal Fall is the lower step). Part of the Merced River system, the falls continue ...

What makes The Mist Trail so unique is not its sights – Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall – but how you get there. To get to the top of both falls, hikers must climb a 600-step granite staircase ...

Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20 with the vernal equinox as the entire world experiences an ...