The Beauty of Yosemite National Park - Day 2
The following day in Yosemite was even more memorable - because the group suddenly decided to hike up the 3000 feet Yosemite Falls on foot. It doesnt sound like much, but we soon realized that reality is a cruel thing.
The beginning of the hike:
At first the climb seems easy enough...but after 1 hour up it seems tiring...after 2 hours up it seems to be a bit too long...after 3 hours up it was insane and after 4 hour we just wished we could reach the top alive. Just imagine seeing more and more climbs like this in front of you for 4 hours despite you make continous progress upwards.
"What? Still more? Where are we now anyway?"
"About one third..."
"You are kidding right? Yeah?"
"Great! I can't believe this! We have finally reached the bottom of the waterfall!"
It literally took 3 hours at our top speed to reach this point. No kidding.
"Alright! More stairs up!"
"Its amazing! It almost looks like we have never move!"
"Oh...hey! Its the top! I don't see any more stairs! Am I dreaming? Lets go!!!"
"Wait a minute...it looks...long..."
"oh...its near the top right?" *near death
This has gotta to be the most tiring day of my life since National Service.
I never realized flat lands are so charming...
"Heh....heh...heh...."
The best part of the fall is at the top, where crystal clear melted glacier water flows down the top of the fall. Considering that we have run out of water for an hour, we drank off the stream without a second thought.
The unbelievable part is that there were so many tourists who actually made it up all the way. We really need to exercise more...
This is where the water flows 3000 feet down...as tempting as the prospect of a spectacular death by flying down the world's 3rd tallest waterfall, we were really careful not to slip down the stream and terminate our life prematurely.
Of course, everything has an end. We thought the way down was much easier...but considering the chronic lack of food and the remaining physical energy we had, it was another hell for us. We spent another 3.5 hours coming down...falling down a few times on the way and cramping numerous times. No matter, it is a grand accomplishment that only a few hundred tourists achieved per day, so I guess we should be proud of it.
posted by Kasey @ 8:48 AM
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