This past weekend, we had the chance to hike up to Rainbow View on one day and the base of Ribbon Fall the next day. Rainbow View was awesome. We saw two other groups all day. And on the way back, I counted the total number of wash-outs that require either minor or major bypasses around or through rockslides, and I found out there were 19 in total. Also, we successfully followed all three levels at the switchback section. I'm going to write up a trip report with more details and will post here when I am finished. While hiking down from Rainbow View, I spotted the trail to the base of Ribbon Fall, so the next day we hiked up to it, following the trail the entire way. We got a bit wet once we arrived at the base of Ribbon, but it was well worth it. We found that once we got to the back of the box canyon amphitheater there was less spray and mist. But again, more details later as I will write up a report and post it here. I wanted to take a moment to thank the members of this forum who provided help and information in carrying out both hikes. I appreciate all of the input shared (not just in my threads, but in others) and thank you for it. Until my TR's are finished, here are a couple of photos. I also put a video on youtube for Ribbon Fall from yesterday, but I'm not sure how to embed it.
Rainbow View--
http://www.panamintcity.com/yosemite/rainbowview.html
Ribbon Fall--
http://www.panamintcity.com/yosemite/ribbonfall.html
Looking up at the top of Ribbon Fall once we reached the base:
Looking out from Rainbow View:
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/25/2012 10:53PM by SteveHall.