Standing Atop Yosemite: For Best Look at the Park's Waterfalls, Take a Hike

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK -- Why enjoy America's tallest waterfall, Yosemite Falls, only from the bottom? A 7.2-mile round-trip hike will take you 2,700-feet skyward for a bird's-eye view of the spectacular plunge, seventh tallest in the world.

Now this isn't a "walk in the park," it is classified as a "strenuous" hike by the National Park Service. It recommends having six to eight hours to complete the trek.

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Standing Atop Yosemite: For Best Look at the Park's Waterfalls, Take a Hike

If there's one key word hikers will learn traveling this trail, it is "switchbacks," as there are more than 120 to negotiate.

"How many more are left?" is a common query overheard along the path. "Switc...

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