In regard to the Park Service's limited responsibility: Last Monday I crossed the bridge below vernal and began the climb up to the falls. This was my first trip up. Soon the dirt trail turned into a rock ledge on the side of the cliff face. A short way up this portion the ledge is no wider than 3', has no railing and everything is wet from the mist; we were already soaked. Now I realize thby mstag - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion