Chilnualna Falls is located within Yosemite National Park. The trailhead for the hike starts near the Wawoma Hotel. We stopped at the hotel for dinner before starting the hike (their burger is really good).
Day 1
We started the hike just before sunset and hiked to the top of the falls. Once reaching the top it was completely dark, so we quickly set up our tents before falling asleep.
Day 2
The day started with a quick breakfast before we packed up the tents and got back on the trail. Our original plan was to cross one of the bigger rivers a few kilometers from where we camped. Although with all the snowfall this winter the rivers were much higher and faster than usual. When we got to the river we quickly realized that there was no way we could cross it safetly. We decided to try our luck further up the trail which ended up working out for us where we found a log to cross on.
The next while was spent walking through deep snow. Every once and a while one of us would have one leg fall through the snow and have to pull ourselves out. It was fun at first but quickly turned into a game of minesweeper.
That night we set up our tents near a beautfiul river. Once we set up our tents we went for a quick icy dip, built a fire and dinner.
Day 3
Today we hiked back out to the car. We had not got nearly as far as we expected with the snow slowing us down. On the drive home we stopped in Fresno for some tacos and an ice cream cone for Ajay.
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