Looking up at the gallons of water, falling hundreds of stories, feeling the mist encircling me, I cannot believe my eyes. It is a 317 foot plunge to the bottom of the jagged rocks. They are one of the most powerful waterfalls within Yosemite National Park. Vernal Falls are a remarkable part of the nature that is surrounding me, in Yosemite. They flow over the edge to create a fast-flowing, boulder-filled, whitewater torrent with many small …showed first 75 words of 527 total…

…showed last 75 words of 527 total…and calmness I am experiencing if you have ever spent a peaceful day hiking through nature, or camping in the middle of the wilderness. Capturing the awesome power and size of this amazing waterfall is relatively impossible. A person has to experience this beautiful place first hand to understand how small our lives are in the scheme of things, in our relationship to the environment, yet our lives contribute a significant amount to this environment.