Originally Posted by
DaFireMedic
While I'll agree that the climb out of the valley is a grind and there's a lot of people (at least till you pass the Half Dome trail), I cannot agree that it's not scenic, especially if you stay on the Mist trail to Nevada Falls. It is one of the most beautiful sections of trail on the planet. Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls, Yosemite falls (looking back), Illilouette Fall, Half Dome, Liberty Cap, Cathedral Peak, Cathedral Lakes, Columbia Finger. There are some "less scenic" sections (the section between the JMT turn off at the Vernal Falls bridge and Clark Point, a few others), and right now the waterfalls aren't flowing as much as they usually do, but for the most part its beautiful the whole way. I wish I was there right now.