The photos demonstrate how increasingly comfortable wild animals are becoming with human presence. Hiker shares shocking photo of close encounter with wild predator on popular trail: 'Walked right up ...

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 ...

To hike to Nevada Fall, you will pass Vernal Fall. The 5.4-mile hike includes a 2,000-foot elevation gain with 600 steps along the Mist Trail and one of the most popular hikes in Yosemite.

Read our guide on hiking to Vernal Falls for more info. With its 594-foot drop, Nevada Falls is another gem of a waterfall in ...