Trip Notes - YNP: The Mist Trail

Photo: Snow fall at Nevada Fall switchbacks.

Trail Head: Curry Village parking lot.

Weather: Fifties to Mid-forties. Partial sunshine, snow and rain.

Mileage: 9.6 mile semi-loop via the Mist Trail and returning via the John Muir Trail.

Elevation: 4000 ft. at the trail head and 6100 ft. at the highest point on the John Muir Trail for a 2100 ft. change.

Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous depending on one's physical condition.

Fauna: Mule Deer, Peregrine Falcons and nest with two juveniles, California Ground Squirrels, Golden-Mantle Ground Squirrels, Steller's Jays.

Flora: Granite Gilia, Sngle-stemmed Groundsel.

Fee: $20 per vehicle park entrance fee or pass.

Dinner: Pot luck was called because of rain but we had a few snacks, wine and Margaritas.

Participants: (10) Steven Fotheringham, Nick, Becky and Eric Teberg, Don Mulcahy, John Lennert, Jackie Lederle, Barbara Hayes, Dan & Dora Robinson.

Notes: The snow on the way up the switchbacks was a real treat. It was too bad that our pot luck was rained out.