🥾Vernal & Nevada Falls🌊🌈Yosemite National Park 🏞️ Spring🌷Adventure🌿✨

🌲 Event Description
🚨 READ THIS FIRST (IMPORTANT)
This event requires you to follow instructions.
❗ We DO NOT meet at the main park entrance or any parking lot in the park
❗ You will NOT find the group if you go there
✅ REQUIRED: To avoid confusion and people getting lost
✅We will meet at the hotel lobby in the morning. Exact hotel location and meeting time will be shared with confirmed participants.
Meet at hotel lobby first
From there, we go together as a group to a specific trailhead location
📌 If you choose to skip reading and go on your own, you may miss the group and will not be able to join the hike and go Solo!
Thank you for respecting the time and effort put into organizing this event🌷

Hello National Park Lovers, Let's meet go for a Green Exercise Wellness Hike at Yosemite National Park, meeting new friends and enjoy the Healing Mountain for our physical Health and Mental well-being😇

May 15–17, 2026
Optional hotel stay: May 15 & May 16
Join us for a beautiful waterfall-season weekend at Yosemite National Park.
May is one of the best times to visit — powerful waterfalls, snow-capped peaks, and fresh mountain air.

📅 Weekend Plan
🔹 Friday – May 15
Arrive in nearby towns: Details are coming soon...

Optional group Friday night dinner depending on arrival time.
🔹 Saturday – May 16 (Main Hiking Day)
Primary Plan:
🥾 Mist Trail to Nevada Fall
Approx. 7-8 miles loop
~2,200 ft elevation gain-
Level: Strenuous-Hard!
Backup routes may include Yosemite Falls Trail or another suitable option depending on conditions.
Final hike selection will be confirmed a few days before the trip based on trail status and weather.

🚗 IMPORTANT: Meeting & Transportation Plan
⚠️ Cell service inside the park is extremely limited.
⚠️ Parking fills very early.
⚠️ We will NOT meet inside the park.

To avoid confusion and people getting lost:
✅ We will meet at the hotel lobby in the morning.
Exact hotel location and meeting time will be shared with confirmed participants.
From there: • We organize carpools
• Fill vehicles to maximum capacity
• Enter the park together
• Follow each other’s cars into Yosemite Valley
Once we depart, we will not be able to coordinate by phone inside the park.
Please arrive on time.
🥾 What to Bring
• 2–3 liters of water
• Proper hiking shoes (required), Hiking poles
• Layers (mountain weather changes quickly)
• Snacks / lunch
• Sun protection
💰 Contribution & Costs
💵 Trip Costs
Requested : Trip Coordination and Planning: $20 is requested from each participant. (required, non-refundable)
ongoing coordination, permit research, communication, logistics organization, and the work behind the scenes to make this trip run smoothly.
Thank you for supporting the time and energy invested in organizing quality outdoor experiences.

Shared Costs: Hotels, gas, and National Park entrance fees (split evenly among all participants).
• $35 per vehicle park entrance (split among passengers)
• Gas share for carpool drivers
Personal Costs: Your own meals, drinks, and personal purchases.
• Lodging booked individually

Sunday – May 17 (Optional)
Depending on group energy: • Scenic short hike
• Valley walk
• Brunch before heading home
Flexible plan.
Important Notes
• This is a moderate to strenuous hike.
• Please RSVP only if you are confident in your hiking ability.
• Last-minute cancellations affect carpool planning and group coordination.

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.

Yosemite
Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra.

First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more.

Climb along nature's "giant staircase," where you are rewarded with close-up views of two waterfalls and numerous geologic features. Powerful and turbulent, these two waterfalls will soak you in spring and entice you year-round.

Hike to two breathtaking waterfalls along some of Yosemite Valley's most popular hiking trails. If you only have time for one hike while in Yosemite look no further - the Mist Trail is the hike for you. It is no wonder why this trail is one of the most traveled in Yosemite National Park. You will hike so close to these two massive waterfalls that you may get wet from the trail.

*9am Hike Starting from the Happy Isles trailhead (YARTS shuttle stop #16) we will hike to Vernal and Nevada Falls, the two most popular breath-taking waterfalls along Yosemite Valley's popular hiking trails.
We will hike very close to 2 massive waterfalls which makes it very difficult to avoid the mist from the falls. Please come prepared!

Meet and Hike Time: Details coming soon...
✅We will meet at the hotel lobby in the morning.
Exact hotel location and meeting time will be shared with confirmed participants.

Happy Isles Lp Rd, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389
https://goo.gl/maps/hDvykYU91gsRkjvH7

Level: Difficult +STRENUOUS (Rated -"HARD" in AllTrails)
Vernal and Nevada Falls via Mist Trail options
Length: 7-8 miles
Elevation: 2,200 ft+
Park Fee: $35 per vehicle share cost in carpool people
Exposure: Sun
Views: Amazingly Beautiful
No Dog

Wear Hiking shoes
Bring Smiles for Miles, 3+ quarts/liters, water filter, hiking poles, lunch, snacks, sunscreen, sunhat, headlights...
*Be prepared to get absolutely SOAKED at Vernal Falls. So bring an extra pair of socks and a poncho.*

🚗 Carpool link to help coordinate rides:
Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message not on the message board. Thank you!
https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/pceo9j

💚 Support Our Group!
Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. Thank you for being prepared and supportive 🌿
Our hikes, dinners, and events run thanks to member support. A small contribution is appreciated to help keep our wellness community active and fun! Thank you for helping us make every event special!

*Requested contribution suggested amount $20 to keep the club going!
​Dr. Heidi will ask for the contribution during event check-in. Accepted in person. Your support helps cover the many behind-the-scenes efforts that make these events possible, including route scouting, Meetup platform fees, permits, communication with park staff and members, and planning hikes, dinners, and road trips.
This community exists because of the support and kindness of its members.

The organizer reserves the right to ask a participant to depart!
If they refuse to contribute or follow event guidelines. This ensures our community remains a positive and respectful space for everyone.
Thank you for helping keep our wellness community positive, respectful, and active. 🌿

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞

⚠️ Please Read Before Joining:
These hikes and group dinners are hosted voluntarily and with love for the outdoors and community. Participation is completely voluntary, and everyone joins at their own risk and responsibility.

👉 We kindly ask you to review the event details carefully — including directions, trail descriptions, and dinner spots — before joining.
Trails are part of nature and may not match everyone’s preferences. Dinner venues are selected based on group size, availability, and location. We do our best but can’t guarantee personal favorites.

🧡 Most importantly, come with an open heart, positive energy, and kindness. Let’s enjoy what we can control — good company, fresh air, and meaningful connections.

*LIABILITY WAIVER: By signing up for the wellness hiking event, You hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

*DISCLAIMER: By participating in this Hiking event, You understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability.

*Hike at YOUR OWN RISK. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

*Participation in this event is strictly voluntary! The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk.

*DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system.

*We are an intermediate hike group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us 7-9 miles without any health issues. If you don't workout, hiking a minimum of 7 miles regularly, this hiking event may not be a good fit for you!

*If anyone wishes to join our Hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 7-9 miles without health issues we CANNOT approve you come to the hiking event.
*Please don't just walk in. Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together!
Yours in good health! Dr.Heidi💝

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